Imperial County, California
Ocotillo Wind is the first renewable energy project to transmit power over the Sunrise Powerlink transmission line that connects San Diego with the Imperial Valley.
Ocotillo Wind partners with the Imperial Valley Community Foundation (IVCF) to contribute millions of dollars to support community, cultural, environmental, and youth causes. The IVCF administers grant processes for the Ocotillo Wind Education Fund and Ocotillo Wind Imperial Valley Fund. An advisory committee of Ocotillo and No Mirage residents guides the implementation of the Ocotillo Wind Community Fund.
The facility was carefully sited to not directly impact cultural resources while harnessing the unique wind resource to help meet California’s clean energy goals. The California Association of Environmental Professionals honored Ocotillo Wind with its award for Outstanding Environmental Analysis and Documentation in 2013, finding that the environmental review analysis was rigorous and included an extensive public outreach program and complex multi-agency approval process.
Project construction involved subcontractors and suppliers from across the local region and entailed more than 350 workers during peak activity. Twenty full-time on-site personnel operate and maintain the site, in addition to the use of contractors and seasonal workers.
The facility generates electricity equal to the needs of approximately 300,000 Californians each year and sells its energy to San Diego Gas & Electric through a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement.
1377 West Imperial Highway
Ocotillo, CA 92259
760.358.7099
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