California s Kern County Will Host the Largest Wind Farm In the U.S.

07.29.2010 | 05:07:38 am | Posted by Triple Pundit

Drive around California's Kern County and you will see many oil wells pumping up and down. Kern County, as of last year, was still California's top oil producing county. However, Kern County is also utilizing its Tehachapi Mountains to produce wind energy. The Associated Press reported that Terra-Gen Power LLC broke ground on a 570 [...] ...

 
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