Talk:Altamont Pass

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[edit] Initial ratings per Wikiproject California

I have assigned initial ratings as follows to this article:

• Class: Start, since it's beyond a stub, reasonably NPOV, stable, one decent image, some sources; to advance it needs more breadth, such as ecology, geology, prehistory.

• Importance: Mid. Normally a pass would rate lower, but this one is traversed by tens of thousands of people per day and it does have further noatability in its windfarm. Anlace 22:38, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Name

Shouldn't this be, "Altamont Pass, California"? Openwire 19:20, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

Probably not. Do you know of any other "Altamont Pass"es ? Anlace 22:38, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

Please excuse my complete unfamiliarity with html wiki etc, but as one of the windpower pioneers of the altamont pass i may have something valuable to contribute. I did develop the world's first utility-scale windplant there. The first comment is that in times of low wind, there is virtually no dependence on natural gas. PG&E's system has a huge portion of hydropower, which, since it's already built, is the cheapest storage system of any technology. Secondly, what's profound about the Altamont is that these turbines were the first commercial turbines in the entire world, and a good percentage of them, though completely outmoded, are still running profitably and producing renewable power. AlphaTinker 23:17, 30 October 2006 (UTC)