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Oak Creek Energy |
| History |
Oak Creek Energy is a wind energy pioneer, beginning with one of the first wind farms built in California in early 1982. The company has long played an active role in the wind energy industry and was instrumental in advancing major transmission improvements to the Tehachapi Wind Resource Area of Kern, County California, which will also rovide majorbenefits to the California power grid and will allow the interconnection of planned new wind farms in the area. |
People |
Oak Creek has a staff of over 40 professionals working at its Californiaoffices in Mojave and Escondido. This multidisciplinary team covers all the disciplines required for the successful development, construction, operation and management of wind energy facilities. |
Operations |
| Oak Creek currently operates approximately 180 wind turbines in Kern County between Tehachapi and Mojave in the Tehachapi Wind Resource Area and will soon add the 24MW Alite project, also located near Mojave, which is scheduled to achieve commercial operations in January, 2007 |
Development
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Oak Creek is currently working on green field development and re-power
projects in the southwestern United States. Oak Creek develops
projects in the California market through its development subsidiary, Alta
Innovative Power Company, LLC, which is a joint venture company with
Allco Wind Energy, a division of Allco Infrastructure of Australia. Alta Windpower Development, LLC, a subsidiary of Allco Wind Energy, has signed a power purchase agreement with Southern California Edison (SCE) to deliver 1550 MW of wind energy from the Tehachapi Wind Resource Area. SCE has stated that this is the largest wind energy contract ever signed by a U.S. utility. |
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