Dear Santa Barbara County Planning Commissioners,
We the undersigned support the Strauss Wind project and urge
you to approve the project.
This project is a great opportunity to increase local
renewable energy generation. Our Climate Action Plan calls for the county to,
“promote the use of clean alternative energy production by encouraging development
of utility scale renewable electrical generation facilities.” However, our county
currently ranks near the bottom of the state’s 58 counties in terms of
renewable energy, and the county is not on track to meet its greenhouse gas
reduction goals. By approving this project, an updated version of the Lompoc
Wind Energy Project approved 10 years ago on the exact same site, we have a
chance to get back on track in building our clean energy future.