We found out . We are actually touring one of the original wind farms in the Palm Springs area . Well , in the United States , ground zero really for wind energy was California , which set up an incentive program in the 19 eighties .
So now you're officially in the know about this place , but we're not done . So , you know , when you're driving to Palm Springs and you see hundreds of white windmills . Well , I've always wondered what those were .
Hi , I'm Tom , director of education at Palm Springs windmill tours . So there are three places in California that had a tremendous amount of wind that were all developed for wind farms in the 19 eighties . The Altamonte in northern California , Tehachapi , which is about 160 miles from here .
This is the graveyard . Hi , I'm Tom , director of education at Palm Springs windmill tours . So there are three places in California that had a tremendous amount of wind that were all developed for wind farms in the 19 eighties .
They are like wind robots . So wind power is just one of several renewable energies in California . Of course , solar is probably the most well known because you see it on rooftops across the place .
