some information from this posting came from an article in THE NEWS, the English-language newspaper in Mexico City. For full article, please go to http://thenews.com.mx/articulo/mexico-to-head-wind-energy-in-latam-10310
Baja California is a miserable place to live. Some parts, on the coast, are very beautiful - like Cabos San Lucas, which we visited September 2009. But most of it is wasteland desert. I went for 6 years to Mexicali for mission work; we had to go on Spring Break bc temperatures in the summer can reach 120F. Because of its extreme heat, and lack of local water sources, this state uses more electricity than most other Mexican states (per person) and pays more for it also.
The current Mexican president has decided to invest in Wind energy for this area. It should provide jobs for a largely uneducated workforce, provide cleaner cheaper energy for the residents, and also produce a little bit of extra money that can be invested in government services for the poor.
Maybe the U.S. can learn something from this plan?
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