Project Site:

• Located on the ridge tops in the Montezuma Hills, Rio Vista area.
• The site is on sheep grazing land and barley fields, with farmers receiving $2,500 to $4,000 in land lease payments per wind turbine. Utilizes typically only 2% of farmland.
• Wind speed range of 14.5 mph at lower elevations up to 17.7 mph.

Turbines:

• 90 Vestas V80 1.8 MW turbines.
• The turbines are 60 meters tall at the turbine hub and 100 meters tall including the turbine blades. The diameter of the "swept area" covered by the turbine blades is 80 meters.
• High Winds' turbines can rotate to face oncoming breezes and capture energy at wind speeds from 8 to 55 mph.

Output:

• The 90-turbine High Winds wind project generatesenough energy to serve 75,000 homes.
• The largest windmill project to date in California based on its number of megawatts.