CONSTRUCTION HAS BEGUN ON THE LARGEST WIND TURBINE IN THE SALINAS VALLEY. THE PARTS WERE TRANSPORTED ALONG HIGHWAY 101 YESTERDAY (TUESDAY). THE TURBINE WILL BE ERECTED ADJACENT TO THE CITY OF SOLEDAD’S WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY. ONCE IT IS UP AND RUNNING, THE ELECTRICITY GENERATED BY THE TURBINE IS EXPECTED TO EXCEED THE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY’S NEEDS….WHICH COULD MEAN THE CITY WILL SOMETIMES BE ABLE SELL THE SURPLUS ELECTRICITY BACK TO THE GRID.
