Wind energy plays an integral role in California's electricity portfolio. In 2004, turbines in wind farms generated 4,258 gigawatt-hours of electricity - about 1.5 percent of the state's gross system power. That's enough to light a city the size of San Francisco. Additionally, hundreds of people are using smaller wind turbines to produce electricity for their homes and businesses.
For more about wind energy in California, see the links in the left column.
Energy Commission Reports
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- Avian / Wind Statistical Peer Review. CEC publication # CEC-500-2006-114. (PDF files). >Note: This is a review of Developing Methods to Reduce Bird Mortality in the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area, CEC publication # 500-04-052.
- California Regional Wind Energy Forecasting System Development - report in four volumes. CEC publication # CEC-500-2006-089-V1 to V-4. (PDF files).
- California Wind Energy Resource Modeling and Measurement: Measurement Program Final Report. CEC Publication # CEC-500-2006-066. (PDF file, 126 pages, 7.8 megabytes)
- California Wind Energy Resource Modeling and Measurement. CEC Publication # CEC-500-2006-062. (PDF file, 35 pages, 1.0 megabytes)
- Wind Performance Report Summary 2002-2003 - Staff Report. Posted June 9, 2006. CEC Publication # CEC-500-2006-060. (PDF file, 80 pages, 3.4 megabytes)
- Wind Power Generation Trends at Multiple California Sites. PIER Program, Energy-Related Environmental research. Posted December 20, 2005. CEC Publication # CEC-500-2005-185. (PDF file, 39 pages, 1.7 megabytes)
- Permitting Setbacks for Wind Turbines in California . PIER Program, Energy-Related Environmental research. Posted January 3, 2007. CEC Publication # CEC-500-2005-184. (PDF file, 35 pages, 1.0 megabytes)
- Improving the Value of Wind Energy Generation Through Back-Up Generation and Energy Storage. PIER Program, Energy-Related Environmental research. Posted December 20, 2005. CEC Publication # CEC-500-2005-183. (PDF file, 66 pages, 1.5 megabytes)
- Wind Anemometer Loan Program Protocol. PIER Program, Energy-Related Environmental research. Posted December 20, 2005. CEC Publication # CEC-500-2005-182. (PDF file, 30 pages, 936 kilobytes)
- Wind Power Generation Trends. PIER Program, Energy-Related Environmental research. Posted December 20, 2005. CEC Publication # CEC-500-2005-181). (PDF file, 36 pages, 1.3 megabytes)
- FAA Obstruction Lighting Standards for Wind Energy Plants. PIER Program, Energy-Related Environmental research. Posted December 20, 2005. CEC Publication # CEC-500-2005-180. (PDF file, 30 pages, 758 kilobytes)
- California Electronic Wind Performance Reporting System: Summary of Modifications Performed In 2004. PIER Program, Energy-Related Environmental research. Posted January 17, 2006. CEC Publication # CEC-500-2005-169. (PDF file, 15 pages, 496 kilobytes)
- California Wind Resources - Draft Staff Paper by Dora Yen-Nakafuji. Posted April 22, 2005. CEC publication # CEC-500-2005-071-D. (Acrobat PDF, 31 pages, 2.7 megabytes)
- Strategic Value Analysis - Economics of Wind Energy in California - Draft Staff Paper. Date Posted: 6/24/2005. Publication # CEC-500-2005-107-SD. (Acrobat PDF, 52 pages, 2.1 megabytes)
- Development Of Optimum Design Configuration and Performance for Vertical Axis Wind Turbine Energy Research - EISG Program. Date Posted: 5/2/2005. Publication # CEC-500-2005-84. (Acrobat PDF, 42 pages, 2.2 megabytes)
- The Cost of Wildlife-Caused Power Outages to California's Economy PIER Program. Posted 2/22/2005. Publication # CEC-500-2005-030. (Acrobat PDF, 29 pages, 592 kilobytes)
- Repowering the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area (APWRA): Forecasting and Minimizing Avian Mortality Without Significant Loss of Power Generation PIER Program Energy-Related Environmental research. Posted 1/14/2005. Publication # CEC-500-2005-005. (Acrobat PDF, 23 pages, 1.7 megabytes)
- GUIDE TO RAPTOR REMAINS: A Photographic Guide for Identifying the Remains of Selected Species of California Raptors PIER Program, Energy-Related Environmental research. Posted 3/14/2005. Publication # CEC-500-2005-001. (Acrobat PDF, 115 pages, 43.9 megabytes)
- Intermittent Wind Generation: Summary Report Of Impacts On Grid System Operations PIER Program, Energy Systems Integration. Posted 1/10/2005. Publication # CEC-500-2004-091(500-04-091)
- City and County of San Francisco Wind Resource Assessment Project . Posted 10/13/2004. Publication # 500-04-066.
- Developing Methods to Reduce Bird Mortality in the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area. PIER Program, Energy-Related Environmental research. Date online 8/9/2004. Publication # 500-04-052. Also see: Avian / Wind Statistical Peer Review, CEC publication # CEC-500-2006-114, peer review of original report.
- A Roadmap for PIER Research on Avian Collisions with Wind Turbines in California. PIER Program, Energy-Related Environmental Research. Posted 12/24/2002. Publication # 500-02-070F. (Acrobat PDF, 69 pages, 608 kilobytes)
- New Wind Energy Resource Maps of California. PIER Program, Renewable Energy Research. Posted 7/14/2004. Publication # 500-02-055F. (Acrobat PDF, 115 pages, 43.9 megabytes)
- Golden Eagles in a Perilous Landscape: Predicting the Effects of Mitigation for Wind Turbine Blade-Strike - Consultant Report. PIER Program, Energy-Related Environmental Research. Date online. 07/2002. Publication # 500-02-043F. (Acrobat PDF, 72 pages, 2 megabytes)
- 2000-2001 Summary - Wind Performance Reporting System. Note: PDF version of report available Posted along with tables in Microsoft Excel. Date online 12/2002. Publication # 500-02-034F.
- 1996-1999 Summary - Wind Performance Reporting System. Note: PDF version of report available Posted along with tables in Microsoft Excel. Posted 10/2001. Publication # 500-01-018.
- 1995 Summary - Wind Project Performance Reporting System. HTML and PDF Versions available Posted, tables available as Excel file downloads. Date online 10/1997. Publication # 500-97-003.
- 1994 Summary - Wind Project Performance Reporting System. Posted 08/1995. Publication # 500-95-003.
- 1985 to 1993 Wind Project Performance Reporting System Annual Reports (Note: These are scans of the early reports and 3.2 to 4.6 MB in size each.)