[1][2] The mountain pass acts as a venturi effect to air moving between ocean and desert, increasing wind speed.

[3] Wind development in the Tehachapi Pass began in the early 1980s by James Dehlsen and Zond Corporation.

The first set of wind turbines installed were of American-made Storm Master brand, however they proved troublesome and eventually had to be replaced.

The Tehachapi Wind Resource Area is a net exporter of generation to other parts of the state of California.

[5] This has opened the door to further regional wind power development up to 10 GW,[6] and multiple solar and storage projects are expected to be installed to utilize that capacity.