Google invests $55 million in wind farms in California's Mojave desert

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Google announced today that it will invest $55 million in a large Mojave Desert wind energy farm. The LA Times reports that the search giant is partnering with Citibank,
"which is also shelling out $55 million to help finance part of the Alta Wind Energy Center, one of the world's largest wind installations," and that the move is seen as a "key step in California's efforts to regain its once enviable title as the world's capital for wind power." When the project is complete, it will be capable of generating 1.5 gigawatts, enough to power 450,000 homes.


Google invests $55 million in Mojave Desert wind farm
(LA Times)

(Image: Wind farm, Tehachapi Pass, CA, a Creative Commons Attribution No-Derivative-Works (2.0) image from ticky's photostream)