by Randy Rieland. On Tuesday, ground was broken for what will likely become the largest wind farm in the country — 600-some turbines in the Mojave Desert north of Los Angeles that will eventually provide electricity to 600,000 homes in Southern California. Clearly, renewable energy is taking off in the U.S.

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