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Windmills in Rio Vista

The Delta breezes of Solano County are producing electricity for thousands of SMUD customers. Located in the Montezuma Hills near Rio Vista, SMUD’s wind farm was developed in 1994. As wind energy technology develops, the turbines have grown taller, more powerful and more reliable. The second phase turbines, at 415 feet tall, were the tallest in the U.S. at the time, and towered over the original models that stood only 241 feet high. Likewise, these models had a capacity of 3 MW each or enough to meet the annual electrical needs of a thousand SMUD households. Improvements in the technology allowed SMUD to replace the original turbines.

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The Delta breezes of Solano County are producing electricity for thousands of SMUD customers. Located in the Montezuma Hills near Rio Vista, SMUD’s wind farm was developed in 1994. As wind energy technology develops, the turbines have grown taller, more powerful and more reliable. The second phase turbines, at 415 feet tall, were the tallest in the U.S. at the time, and towered over the original models that stood only 241 feet high. Likewise, these models had a capacity of 3 MW each or enough to meet the annual electrical needs of a thousand SMUD households. Improvements in the technology allowed SMUD to replace the original turbines.