Dive Summary:

• The Ocotillo Wind Farm has reached commercial operation and is transmitting energy to the Sunrise Powerlink, a recently constructed 117-mile 500 kV transmission line linking San Diego and the Imperial Valley.
• The wind project is a 265-MW farm and has 94 turbines; 18 additional turbines will be installed in the spring.
• San Diego Gas & Electric has a 20-year power purchase agreement with Pattern Energy Group LP, the developer of the wind farm.

From the article:

Michael R. Niggli , president and chief operating officer of SDG&E, says the wind farm represents the Powerlink’s “first green contracted megawatts.”

"When the Sunrise Powerlink was put into service this past June, it instantly brought reliability to a region with strained resources; one of the key reasons why the transmission line was designed," Niggli notes. ...