VISITING WITH HUELL HOWSER IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A GENEROUS GRANT FROM THE RALPH M. PARSON'S FOUNDATION.

HUELL>> WELL, HERE WE ARE, TIM, IT'S ABOUT 11:00 O'CLOCK ON A BEAUTIFUL SUNNY FRIDAY MORNING.

WE ARE OUT HERE RIGHT OFF THE 10 FREEWAY IN PALM SPRINGS.

WE ARE HERE WITH SOME OF OUR NEW FRIENDS.

WHAT'S FIXING TO HAPPEN TO US HERE, TIM?

>> WE ARE GOING TO HAVE AN ADVENTURE TODAY, HUELL.

WE WILL TRAVEL ALONG THE FLOOR OF THE COLORADO RIVER ALONG THESE WINDMILLS.

IT WILL BE A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE FOR OUR GUESTS AND YOUR CREW.

>> WHAT YOU HAVE DONE IS INVITED US TO COME OUT HERE AND TAKE A WIND FARM TOUR.

THERE'S THE WIND FARM, OUT THERE TODAY.

THE QUESTION IS, WHERE IS THE WIND?

>> WELL, MOTHER NATURE OCCASIONALLY IS FICKLE, AS WE KNOW.

WE ARE EXPECTING WIND LATER ON DURING THE TOUR.

HOPEFULLY WE WILL HAVE THESE BIG BOYS SPINNING FOR YOU.

HUELL>> IT'S WINDY OUT HERE MOST OF THE TIME.

ANY OF US THAT HAVE TRAVELED DOWN THE 10 FREEWAY HAVE SEEN THEM GENERATING CLEAN ELECTRICITY FOR US HERE.

WHETHER THEY ARE TURNING TODAY OR NOT IT WILL BE AN EXCITING TOUR AND WE WILL GET THE IDEA OF WHAT THE WINDMILLS ARE ALL ABOUT.

IS EVERYBODY READY FOR THE TOUR?

CLIMB HUELL>> WE ARE OFF AND WE ARE RIDE IN AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AREN'T WE TIM?

>> A NON POLLUTING.

THAT'S WHAT WE ARE ABOUT HERE, HUELL.

HUELL>> EVERYTHING WE ARE SEEING IS GETTING THE POINT ACROSS THAT ELECTRICITY DOES HAVEN'T TO POLLUTE WHEN YOU MAKE IT.

>> EXACTLY, HUELL.

YOU WILL SEE MACHINE THAT'S CREATE POLLUTION FREE ENERGY.

ALL OF THESE MACHINES DON'T PUT THREE BILLION POUNDS OF CARBON IN THE AIR, ISN'T THAT'S WONNED I REMEMBER FULL.

HUELL>> WE ARE ALREADY HERE?

>> FIRST STOP.

HUELL>> WHILE THE TOUR GUIDE IS GIVING THE TOUR, YOU ARE GOING TO GIVE US AN ABBREVIATED TOUR TODAY.

THE TOUR TAKES ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF AND WE HAVE 28 MINUTES.

TELL US WHY THE WIND FARM IS LOCATED HERE.

>> THAT'S THE BEST AND MOST OFTEN QUESTION.

WHY DO WE HAVE FOUR THOUSAND WINDMILLS HERE IN THIS PAST.

WE HAVE TWO GIANT PEEKS HERE.

EACH OF THESE REACHES THOUSANDS OF FEET TO THE SKY AND DROP DOWN TO SEA LEVEL ALMOST.

WE ARE STABBEDDING ON THE FLOOR OF THE COLORADO DESERT HERE.

AS THE SUN, THE ENERGY TO ALL THINGS, WARMS THE DESERT AIR.

IT RISES.

WHEN IT RISE IT'S NEEDS TO BE REPLACES REPLACESSED.

THE NEAT POSITION FORMS A FUNNEL.

IT RISES AND SWEEPS OR VACUUMS IN THE COOL PACIFIC AREA.

HUELL>> THAT'S WHY WHEN YOU COME TO PALM SPRINGS AND THROUGH THIS PASS IT'S ALWAYS WINDY HERE.

>> YES HERE IN THE POOFT.

WHILE PALM SPRINGS AND INDIAN WELLS ARE GREAT VACATION SPOTS IS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T BLOW IN TOWN.

THE MOUNTAINS FORM LIKE A SEA WALL KEEPING OUT THE WINDS.

WE CREATE CLEAN ENERGY OUT HERE AND ENJOY THE WONDERFUL THINGS OF PALM SPRINGS.

>> WHERE IS THE WIND TODAY?

WHY ISN'T IT WINDY TODAY?

IT'S WINDY OUT HERE MOST OF THE TIME, HOW MANY DAYS A YEAR?

>> ABOUT 150 DAYS A YEAR IT'S REALLY WINDY AND SOME WINDY OTHER DAYS.

>> THIS IS THE MOST CONSISTENT WIND SOURCE IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THIS WAS THE FIRST WIND FARM BACK IN THE 70'S WHEN THEY EXPERIMENTED WITH WINDMILLS AND WIND TUR BINS.

ALL OF THIS HIFT VEE HERE IN PALM SPRINGS.

IT'S INTERESTING.

HUELL>> DO YOU THINK THE WIND WILL COME THROUGH LATER ON TODAY?

REALLY IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE.

THIS IS REAL TELEVISION.

>> THE REAL DEAL.

HUELL>> WE CAME ON A DAY WITHOUT ANY WIND.

>> EL NINO, ONCE AGAIN IS THE WREN GAUGE IN THE MIXER.

>> REALLY.

>> YES.

HE HAS BEEN CREATING ALL OF THESE STORES.

THESE MAJOR STORMS ARE ALTERING NATURE HERE.

HUELL>> WE ARE STILL GOING TO GET THE IDEA OF HOW BIG THESE THINGS ARE AND HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE TO US, RIGHT?

>> INDEED YOU WILL, HUELL.

INDEED YOU.

>> STICK WITH US.

WIND OR NO WIND THE WIND FARM TOUR CONTINUES.

HUELL>> WE HAVE TAKEN A STOP.

YOU ARE GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO WALK OUT AND SEE ONE OF THESE THINGS UP CLOSE.

I HAVE TO TELL YOU IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN OFF THE FREEWAY TO SEE THESE THINGS.

WHEN YOU GET RIGHT UP TO THEM, THEY'RE HUGE.

>> THEY ARE HUGE, HUELL.

I'M GOING TO TURN THAT QUESTION.

SMILES ONE OF THE PIONEERS.

HUELL>> MILES YOU ARE THE PRESIDENT OF THE SMUR >> PULL THESE BIG ONES UP HERE.

HUELL>> THAT WAS MY QUESTION.

HOW BIG ARE THESE THINGS?

BECAUSE THEY JUST...

I MEAN, IT'S HARD TO GET A SENSE OF SIZE AND PROPORTION WHEN YOU STAND HERE AND LOOK AT THEM.

>> THAT'S THE MOST OFTEN COMMENT I GET.

I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW BIG THEY R. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEM FROM THE FREEWAY YOU DON'T GET A REAL EYE YA.

THEY ARE SITTING ON AN 80 FOOT TOWER.

EACH BLADE IS ABOUT 55 FEET LONG.

HUELL>> GOOD GRIEF.

>> YES THESE ARE NOT YOUR FARM HOUSE TUR BINS HERE.

HUELL>> YOU TOLD ME THESE AREN'T THE BIGGEST ONES YOU GOT?

>> RIGHT NOW THE BIGGEST IN THE VALLEY HERE ARE 750 KILOWATT MACHINES.

THE MARKET, THE DEVELOPMENT AND COMING TO MARKET INTO THIS VALLEY ARE 1.5 MEGAWANT MACHINES.

HUELL>> THAT DOESN'T MEAN MUCH TO MOST OF US.

HOW TALL WILL THEY BE?

>> THEY WILL SIT ON ABOUT 150 FOOT TALL TOWERS.

BECAUSE THE DIAMETER OF THE BLADES ARE SO BIG.

HUELL>> HA, HA,.

>> THEY ARE ON A 150 FOOT TOWER OR MAYBE A 200 FOOT TALL TOWER.

THE ADVANTAGE IS THE HIGHER YOU GO THE MORE WIND YOU HAVE GOT.

IN SITUATIONS LIKE ACROSS THE FREEWAY THERE, WHERE YOU HAVE GOT A DENSE ARRAY, THE HIGHER YOU GO THE FRESHER THE AIR IS.

MEANING IT HASN'T PASSED THROUGH ALL THE TURBINS ON ITS WAY DOWN WIND.

HUELL>> THERE'S A BREEZE BLOWING RIGHT NOW.

PRETTY GOOD PRES.

YOU CAN SEE THE BUSH BLOWING HERE.

>> YES.

>> NOW THESE TURBINS, THESE BLADES ARE NOT MOVING?

>> THESE ARE SMART MACHINES.

THE REASON THEY ARE SMART IS THEY KNOW THERE'S NOT ENOUGH WIND TO GENERATE F. YOU LOOK UP THERE YOU CAN SEE ON THIS ONE AND ACTUALLY THAT'S A BETTER SHOT THERE.

YOU SEE THE LITTLE ONE SPINNING.

HUELL>> ON THE TOP?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

IT'S MEASURING WIND SPEED RIGHT NOW.

IT'S TELLING THE COMPUTER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MACHINE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH WIND FOR IT TO TRY SXOP RATE.

SO, WHAT HAPPENS IS IT CONTINUE TO SEE REGISTER HOW FAST THE WIND IS BLOWING.

IF IT HITS 10 TO 13 MILES AN HOUR.

IT WILL TRIGGER A NUMBER OF THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN THE TURBIN.

FIRST OF ALL, THE BLADES, AS YOU CAN SEE THE BLADES ARE... HUELL>> GOOD GRIEF.

I HOPE T.V.

PICKS THIS UP.

THIS IS, THIS IS, YOU CAN ALSO LOSE YOUR BALANCE LOOKING UP.

>> IF THEY ARE TURNING AND YOU WERE STANDING AND LOOKING AT THEM FOR A WHILE YOU HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR FALLING OVER BACKWARDS.

HUELL>> YES.

>> YOU CAN SEE HOW THE BLADES ARE BASICALLY STRAIGHT THIS WAY, NO ANGLE ON THEM.

THEY'RE LIKE THAT SO THE WIND PASSES THROUGH THEM SO THERE'S NO LIFT, NO LIFT.

SO, THE WIND WILL NOT ALLOW THE MACHINE TO TURN AT ALL.

WHEN IT SAYS THERE'S ENOUGH WIND TO GENERATE POWER, THOSE BLADES START TO TURN IN AN ANGLE OF HUELL>> THEY WILL FIND THE WIND?

>> THEY WILL DO THAT.

AND ALSO THERE'S A SYSTEM UP THERE THAT WILL TURN THE MACHINE INTO WHATEVER DIRECTION THE WIND IS COMING FROM.

SO, WHEN ITS JUST MEANDERRING AROUND LIKE THIS.

YOU CAN SEE SOME TURBINS TURNING.

THESE TURBINS DON'T KNOW.

HUELL>> THOSE ARE THE OLD TURBINS?

>> THOSE WERE INSTALLED IN 1985.

THOSE ARE WHAT WE CALL FIRST GENERATION EQUIPMENT.

HUELL>> THEY DON'T HAVE THE COMPUTER TO TELL THEM TO CUT ON OR OFF.

THEY JUST GO WITH WHAT COMES ALONG.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THEY HAVE GOT A SENSER THAT MEASURES THE SHAFT SPEED.

THEY HAVE THE SAME CONTROLS SO WHEN THE WIND IS ENOUGH TO TURN THE BLADES AND TURN THE WIND VAIN, THEY WILL MOVE AROUND TO FACE INTO THE WIND.

NOW THEY WON'T BE GENERATING POWER.

THEY ARE FREE SPINNING RIGHT NOW.

WHEN THOSE BLADES HIT A SHAFT SPEED OF 46 RPM, THE SENSER MEASURING THE SHAFT SPEED TELLS THE GENERATOR TO TURN ON SO, TO SPEAK, BY CLOSING CONTRACTORS.

HUELL>> HE'S THE ENGINEER ISN'T HE?

>> HE LOVES IT.

SGLUE LOST ME.

I WENT IN AND OUT THREE OR FOUR TIMES DURING THAT.

THIFRJTS IS SIMPLE.

THESE ARE THE IFLE TOWERS.

>> I'LL TELL YOU, VERY SIMPLY.

THE WAY THE WHOLE THING WORKS.

HUELL>> THERE GOES OUR TOUR.

>> VERY SIMPLY, IF THERE'S NO WIND BLOWING AND I CLOSE THE CONTACTERS, I DON'T HAVE A GENERATOR UP THERE.

I HAVE A MOTHER.

I'M CONSUMING ELECTRICITY.

THE BLADES TURN AT 46 RPMS.

HUELL>> LOOK AT THIS.

>> LOOK AT THIS BEAUTIFUL BARREL CACTUS .

THIS IS A BY PRODUCT OF EL NINO THIS SUMMER TOO .

THIS IS SOMETHING TO SEE THIS, IT'S A TREASURE FOR YOUR AUDIENCE.

>> THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST WILD FLOUR SEASONS IN YEARS.

HUELL>> BEFORE THE WIND FARMS HERE THIS LAND WAS ALL USED FOR WHAT?

>> NO, NOT MUCH ACTUALLY.

THERE WAS SOME J O.J.

OBA FARMING HERE?

HUELL>> HUELL>> SOMEWHAT?

>> THE JOJBA BEAN.

>> THIS IS AN INDICATOR OF THE WIND WE HAVE HERE.

THEY CALL IT FLAGGING.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS DID A STUDY ON DETERMINING THE AVERAGE WIND SPEED VERSUS THE LANE OVER OF THE VEGETATION.

YOU HAVE A REAL IDEA OF WHAT IS T IT IS LIKE HERE.

ALTHOUGH TODAY WE HAVE... HUELL>> THE WIND HAS BENT IT OVER COMPLETELY?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> THE INDIANS HERE IN THE VALLEY, THIS WAS THE DRUGSTORE, THE PHARMACY.

THEY WERE ABLE TO CREATE POTIONS AND CURES FOR ALL KINDS OF MANNERS OF ILLNESS .

THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AND HAS BEEN FOR HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF YEARS.

HUELL>> ISN'T IT INTERESTING WE HAVE THE JUX AT THIS POSITION OF THIS.

>> THE MODERN AND ANCIENT.

YOU ARE RIGHT.

HUELL>> THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING.

THIS IS ONE OF THE PARTS OF THE TOURS THAT THE TOUR GOERS LIKE THE MOST, YOU TELL ME.

>> IT'S MY FAVORITE TOO.

IT GETS THE FOLKS OFF THE CARTS AND SITTING ON A GIGANTIC WINDMILL BLADE.

THEY HAVE A GOOD TIME.

WE TAKE PICTURES HERE.

THIS IS LIKE BEING UP A HUNDRED AND FIFTY FEET.

HUELL>> THIS IS AMAZING.

THIS GIVES YOU A SENSE OF PERSPECTIVE.

YOU HAVE GOT OVER TWENTY PEOPLE, 2, 4, 6, 8... YOU HAVE 25 AND THEY ARE NOT FILLING UP THE BLADE.

>> BLENT EE OF ROOM LEFT.

HUELL>> THAT'S AMAZING.

>> WE TRY TO KEEP THE TOURS IN SMALL GROUPS TO MAKE IT MORE EFFECTIVE.

>> DID ANYONE HAVE ANY IDEA IDEA THESE BLADES THIS BIG AHEAD OF TIME?

>> NOR.

>> NO.

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

HUELL>> DID YOU HAVE ANY IDEA YOU WOULD SIT ON A BLADE WHEN YOU TOOK THE TOUR TODAY?

>> NO.

HUELL>> HA, HA.

>> HA, HA.

HUELL>> IT'S AMAZING YOU HAVEN'T FILLED UP THE BLADE HE YET.

THIS IS AN AMAZING PICTURE.

DO WE TAKE STILL PICTURES IS THAT THE DEAL.

I WANT TO STAND IN THE PICTURE AND LET'S GET A SHOT .

THIS IS GREAT.

I'LL SIT HERE ON THE END.

HUELL>> TIM, I GUESS THIS IS AS GOOD AS TIME AS ANY TO TALK ABOUT THE HISTORY OF WINDMILLS.

THEY HAVE BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME.

>> 1500 YEARS B.C.

WHEN THE PERSIANS.

WHICH OF COURSE NOW IS IRAN.

IF YOU WERE PERSIAN 1500 YEARS B.C.

ALL YOU DID WAS GRIND GRAIN.

A TEDIOUS JOB.

THEY FOUND AT THAT TIME YOU PUT A WHEEL ON THE GROUND ON AN AXIS AND YOU PLACE BUSHES ON IT AND THE WIND BLOW THE BUSHES.

INSTRUCTOR THE WIND WOULD BLOW BUSHES?

>> THE FIRST WINDMILL.

>> THEY DIDN'T HAVE BLADES THEY WERE BUSHES?

>> 3500 YEARS AGO THEY DIDN'T HAVE NASA TO HELP BUILD THE WINDMILLS.

HUELL>> DID NASA HELP BUILD THESE?

>> YOU BET.

THEY WERE INVOLVED TREMENDOUSLY WITH MONEY, BRAINS, ENGINEERING.

IT GOT SO DIFFICULT OVER THE YEARS AND COMPLICATED THAT THESE THINGS STARTED TO FAIL.

IT WAS THE BLUE COLLAR WORKERS THAT SAVED THE PROJECT.

THE MECHANICS WITH THEIR OWN INGENUITY.

THEY SAVED THE PROJECT AND IT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF FOLKS LIKE US.

>> NASA THROUGH IN THE TOWEL?

>> YES, SIR.

HUELL>> NASA ISN'T GOING TO LIKE HEARING THIS.

THE LOCAL, ENTREPRENEURS.

PEOPLE THAT WANTED TO MAKE THE WIND FARMS WORK.

>> THE BLUE COLLAR WORKERS.

THE GUYS WHO WORK ON THESE THINGS FIGURED OUT THE TECHNICAL PROBLEMS.

THAT'S NOTHING TO TAKE ANYTHING AWAY FROM NASA.

IT'S JUST A CREDIT TO THE PEOPLE HERE.

HUELL>> ALL OF THIS STARTED BACK IN THE 70'S WHEN THEY WERE, WHEN WE WERE HAVING THE CRISIS IN FUEL AND OIL CRISIS.

THE COUNTRY WAS TRY TO GO COME UP WITH ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF ENERGY, RIGHT?

>> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

WE DO CREDIT JERRY BROWN, PRESIDENT CARTER OF THAT PERIOD TO PUT MUSCLE BEHIND IT AND MAKE IT WORK.

THE OTHER ALTERNATIVES THAT ARE ON-LINE ARE SOLAR POWER, WAVE POWER, THERE'S GOING TO BE GEOTHERMAL POWER.

ALL OF THESE THINGS WILL COME ON-LINE AND WE CAN DO AWAY WITH COAL AND OIL, AND A HUNDRED PERCENT WITH POLLUTION.

ONE THIRD OF THE WORLD'S AIR POLLUTION COMES FROM THE GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY.

S THAT'S OUR AIM HERE.

TO LET PEOPLE KNOW.

THIS IS THE ONLY TOUR IN THE WORLD THAT LET'S THE GENERAL PUBLIC LEARN AND GET ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT ENERGY ALTERNATIVES.

HUELL>> WHAT IS THIS HERE?

THIS IS WHERE THE BLADES... >> MILES WILL COME OVER AND TALK TO YOU ABOUT THIS.

HUELL>> THIS IS THE TURBIN ITSELF IN >> THIS IS WHAT'S UP TOP HERE.

IT'S THE SAME.

THE BLADES BOLT ON RIGHT HERE.

THAT BOLT PATTERN RIGHT HERE BOATS ON HERE.

WATCH OUT.

HUELL>> THEY ARE WELL GREASED.

>> YES.

THIS IN HERE IS WHAT WHAT, WHAT... DAVE WAS TALKING ABOUT.

THIS REGULATES THE PITCH.

IT WILL TAKE THIS AND CHANGE THE PITCH BACK AND FORTH TO MAKE THE ANGLE OF ATTACK EITHER VERY AGGRESSIVE OR LESS AGGRESSIVE AS THE WIND GETS VERY STRONG YOU GET LESS AGGRESSIVE SO YOU DON'T TOO MUCH PRESSURE ON THE TRANSMISSION OR BURN UP THE GENERATOR.

HUELL>> THERE'S SUCH A THING AS TOO MUCH WIND?

>> YES.

YOU CAN SEE UP ON WHITE WATER HILL THERE, WE HAVE THE WIND COMING.

HUELL>> UP ON THE HILL.

>> THAT MEANS OUR WESTERLY FLOW IS STARTING.

WITHIN AN HOUR WE WILL HAVE OUR TRADITIONAL WEST WIND WHICH MEANS WE ARE MAKING ELECTRICITY.

HUELL>> AFTER AWHILE OF LIVING AND WORKING OUT HERE YOU GET A SIX SENSE OF WHEN THE WIND IS?

>> WE DO.

IF THERE'S ONE THING WE DO KNOW ABOUT HERE IS THE WIND.

HUELL>> HA, HA.

>> IN ESSENCE WE ARE FARMERS.

WE FARM THE WIND.

IF YOU DON'T KNOW THE WIND IT'S LIKE NOT KNOWING THE WEATHER PATTERNS AS A FARMER.

>> DOWN FIND MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE WINDMILLS?

>> WHEN WE STARTED THIS A LOT OF THE OUTFITS IN PALM SPRINGS SAID THE MEN WILL LOVE IT AND THE WOMEN WON'T.

WE HAVEN'T FOUND THAT AT ALL.

WE FIND THE OPPOSITE.

WE ARE EXPLAINING THE LADIES THE QUESTIONS THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AFRAID TO ASK BUT WANT TO KNOW B.

WHY WHEN THEY FLIP THE SWITCH THE LIGHT COMES ON.

CERTAINLY WE DON'T GET HIGHLY TECHNICAL HERE.

WE TRY TOKES PLANE IT SO EVERYONE CAN UNDERSTAND IT.

I THINK WE ARE QUITE SUCCESSFUL AT THAT.

HUELL>> CHRIS, YOU WERE TELLING US THESE WIND FARMS HAVE ANOTHER USE NOWADAYS.

>> YES IT'S REAL FORTUNATE A LOT OF THE MUSIC VIDEOS WANT TO USE THE FARMS AS A BACKGROUND AND MOVIES WANT TO SHUET SHOOáT HERE.

FORD AUTOMOBILE COMPANY SHOOTS HIRE AND USES IT AS A HIGH-TECH BACKGROUND AND IT GIVES A FUTURIST I CAN CLEAN ENERGY LOOK.

HUELL>> THIS IS AN UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT ISN'T IT?

>> IT'S A NICE BENEFIT FOR THE WIND FARM.

YOU GET A LITTLE CELEBRITY PR.

HUELL>> WHAT'S AMAZING HERE, LOUIE, WE ARE STANDING IS HERE AND HERE'S HIGHWAY 10.

HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CARS GO BY EVERY DAY.

WE ARE GOING PAST IT, BUT I GUARANTEE IT 90% OR 99% DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON OVER HERE.

DO WE?

>> THAT RIGHT.

THAT'S THE NICE THING ABOUT THE TOURS.

HUELL>> TRUE TO FORM, THE WIND HAS COME UP.

THE WINDMILLS ARE GOING AND WE'RE AT THE END OF THE TOUR.

>> WE ARE, HUELL.

IT'S BEEN EXCITING.

THIS IS THE FUTURE IN FRONT OF YOU.

THE WINDMILLS OF THE FUTURE.

500 KILOWATT MACHINES.

THESE WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ONES TWICE AS BIG AS THESE PRODUCE APPROXIMATING TWO AND THREE TIMES AS MUCH ELECTRICITY.

>> HOW TALL ARE THESE?

>> 125 FOOT TALL TOWER.

>> COMPARED TO THE 08 FOOT TOWER WE STARTED AT.

>> IT'S A TREMENDOUS HEIGHT.

ACCEPT FOR SEEING A SHUTTLE LAUNCH IN FLORIDA THERE'S NOTHING MORE VISUALLY EXCITING.

HUELL>> YES, BECAUSE YOU GET THE IDEA NOW.

WHEN WE LOOK OUT HERE YOU BEGIN TO SEE, THEY ARE BEGINNING TO MOVE NOW.

THIS HAPPENS WHERE IN CALIFORNIA?

IT HAPPENS HERE IN THE PALM SPRINGS AREA.

>> AS WELL AS IN THE AT TEHACHAPI AREA AND ULTIMATE PASS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SAN FRANCISCO.

HUELL>> THERE'S THREE PLACES I CALIFORNIA WHERE THIS GOES ON DMAI AND DAY OUT.

SXIFRJTS THREE OTHER IN'S THE WORLD.

ONE IN INDIA, GERMANY, BALTIC RIM AND THIS IS THE ORIGINAL.

THERE'S ONLY SIX IN THE WORLD.

NO PLACE IS THERE A TOUR LIKE THIS FOR THE PUBLIC.

YOU ARE TRAVELING TODAY ON ELECTRIC VEHICLES THAT RECEIVE POWER FROM THE SUN AND THE WIND.

ANOTHER FIRST.

INSTRUCTOR I DIDN'T REALIZE IT WAS THAT SIGNIFICANT.

STANDING HERE IN FRONT OF THESE THINGS.

THIS REALLY SAY HISTORIC SPOT?

>> YOU KNOW, IT REALLY IS.

I HAVE BEEN IN THIS BUSINESS NOW 16 YEARS.

I NEED TO GET OUT HERE MORE.

TO ME A LOT OF IT IS JUST NUMBERS.

WHEN YOU GET OUT HERE AND REAL PIES WHAT WE ARE ACTUALLY ACCOMPLISHING.

RIGHT NOW THESE TURBIN ARES GENERATING TWO OR THREE HUNDRED KILOWATTS EACH.

THEY ARE BUILDING THERE WAY UP TO FIVE HUNDRED KILOWATTS.

IT DIDS COMING WITH OUT ANY NATURAL RESOURCE, CREATING ANY POLLUTION NO.

BY PRODUCTS AT ALL.

>> IT'S USING A NATURAL RESOURCE?

BUT IT'S NOT USING IT UP?

>> IT'S NOT DEPLETING IT.

THE WIND IS COMING RIGHT BACK TOMORROW AND THE DAY AFTER THAT AND THE DAY AFTER THAT.

THAT'S WHAT OUR INDUSTRY IS ALL ABOUT, REALLY.

SOMETIMES I SIT IN MY OFFICE.

I KIND OF LOSE.

I LOSE SITE OF WHAT THE GAME IS ALL ABOUT.

IT'S NOT JUST THE NUMBERS IN A SENSE.

WE HAVE TO BRING IN A BOTTOM LINE.

BUT WE ARE ALSO BENEFITING THE ENVIRONMENT.

WE ARE MAKING A BETTER WORLD AS A RESULT OF PER PERPETUATING THIS INDUSTRY.

HUELL>> WELL TAKING SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN WITH US ALL OF THESE YEARS.

HERE COMES THE WIND.

YOU CAN FEEL IT BLOWING NOW.

>> I PROMISED IT WOULD HAPPEN.

HUELL>> THIS IS AMAZING.

THIS IS THE FUTURE RIGHT HERE.

MORE AND MORE OF OUR POWER AND ELECTRICITY IS GOING TO COME FROM PLACES LIKE THIS.

FROM THE WIND.

THIS IS THE FUTURE.

IT IS VERY PROPER AND RIGHT THAT CALIFORNIA WOULD BE RIGHT ON THE CUTTING EDGE.

>> WE ARE THE LEADER.

THE BEST.

HUELL>> OF THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY.

>> AT ONE POINT WE WERE 99% OF THE WORLD'S WIND ENERGY CAPACITY.

THAT NUMBER IS DROPPING BECAUSE THE REST OF THE WORLD IS -- HUELL>> THEY ARE CATCHING ONTO WHAT WE STARTED.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

IT MAKES ME PROUD TO SAY I WAS THERE FROM THE BEGINNING AND IT'S REALLY WORKING.

>> OUR LEADERSHIP HERE WITH THIS INCREDIBLE WIND FARM WILL TRANSLATE TO CHINA, INDIA, TO DEVELOPING NATIONS WHERE THEY WILL USE CRUDE FORMS OF CREATING ELECTRICITY .

THIS IS THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE.

WOULD I LIKE TO OFFICIALLY WELCOME YOU TO THE FUTURE MR. HOWSER.

HUELL>> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH.

WE HAVE ALL BEEN PART OF THE FUTURE.

THIS HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE, TAKING THE WIND FARM TOUR.

WE WILL PUT THE NUMBER ON THE SCREEN.

SO THAT ANYONE WHO WANTS TO COME OUT AND TAKE THE TOUR CAN COME OUT AND ZT FUTURE FOR THEMSELVES.

HUELL>> WHAT A GREAT WAY TO END THIS.

STANDING IN THE WIND.

UNDER THESE HUGE WIND TURBINS.

NOT WINDMILLS.

>> TURBINES.

>> OUT HERE IN THE CALIFORNIA DESERT.

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