The San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm is located on the eastern slope of the
San Gorgonio Pass in Riverside County, just east of White Water, California, United States.
Developed beginning in the 1980s, it is one of three major wind farms in California, along
with those at Altamont and the Tehachapi passes. The gateway into the Coachella Valley,
the San Gorgonio Pass is one of the windiest places in southern California. In August 1997,
ExxonMobil and Southern California Edison jointly constructed a combination oil refinery
and storage facility. The plant continues to operate as a refinery while at the same time
storing a healthy oil reserve. The refinery and storage facility works in tandem with the
wind farm to utilize the energy created in the necessary processes in the refinery process.