Windstar Phase 1 & 2

Location: Tehachapi, CA
Owner: Windstar Energy, LLC
General Contractor: RMT, Inc.
Summary: This project includes the construction of two 230kV substations for the Windstar Wind Farm in Tehachapi, CA. These substations convert the 34.5kV of power coming from the existing 130MW Wind Farm into 230kV of electricity that is transmitted to the electrical grid. Helix performed the civil concrete foundation work, steel erection, grounding, lightning protection, conduit installation, cable trench, fencing, and high-medium-low voltage terminations.