Planners approve large wind farm

Kern County planners have approved a plan to erect up to 300 turbines that would convert the winds that blow through the desert into usable energy.

The county Planning Commission approved Power Partners Southwest’s proposed wind farm, which could generate enough power to supply about 90,000 homes.

But not everybody supports the project, which still needs approval from the Kern County Board of Supervisors.

Officials at the Tejon Test Facility, which works on stealth technology testing, say the turbines could interfere with their operations.

And residents who live near the proposed wind farm worry that the turbines will ruin the scenery and kill birds that fly through the area.