Windland, Inc. has developed and operated commercial wind farm projects in Tehachapi, California since 1982. During two decades the company has deployed many generations of wind technology, from the first generation of 25 kW to 40 kW machines up to today’s megawatt-class turbines. As a result, Windland has gained a unique and thorough understanding of turbine selection, siting, operation, maintenance and refurbishment.

Early American Turbines

The American design philosophy emphasized down wind design with flexible hub configurations. Results were – at best – mixed. Many of the early generation turbines experienced serious problems. Windland learned how to repair and recondition these wind turbines so that they could continue to produce power after two decades. In the past, Windland used it's knowledge to select and recondition wind turbines for resale into the distributed generation market.

Three Generations of Vestas Turbines

After its experience with some of the American technology, Windland management was impressed with the conservative approach the Europeans applied to their turbine designs. Windland was the first U.S. wind farm to install the Vestas V-25 series turbines. The company now operates V-25, V-27, V-39 and V-47 models. The machines the company purchased in the mid-1980s from the Danish manufacturers Bonus and Vestas are still producing at Windland’s Tehachapi site.