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Ocotillo Wind farm: Four months and still VERY little Wind

By Roy L Hales

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Four Months after supposedly going “online,” there seems to be very little probability  Ocotillo Wind Farm will ever live up to its promise of carrying “1,000 MW of additional power into San Diego, or enough energy to serve 650,000 homes.”

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Despite lack of wind, Phase two of construction begins at Ocotillo

By Roy L Hales

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In his March 5 video log, Jim Pelley recorded the arrival some of of the last 18 wind turbines at Ocotillo. Phase one of the project has now been online four months, during which he has recorded very little wind.

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