The $300m project, which is equally owned by InterGen and IEnova, is the first cross-border wind power project between Mexico and the US.
The wind facility features 47 Vestas-built turbines, each with a capacity of 3.3MW, spread along Baja California´s Sierra de Juarez mountain range, which is claimed to have strongest wind resources on the west coast of North America.
IEnova board chairman and CEO Carlos Ruiz Sacristan said: "EnergÃa Sierra Juárez wind farm is part of IEnova’s commitment with renewable energy projects.
"This project will contribute to the sustainable development of the cross border region."
Power generated by the facility will be sold to San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) under a 20-year power purchase agreement.
InterGen president and CEO Neil Smith said: "The project is our first to generate power from wind, which will provide an important alternative source of renewable energy to southern California."
The project will be linked with the SDG&E’s existing Southwest Powerlink transmission system, through a new cross-border transmission line, in eastern San Diego County.
The project is also expected to potentially connect to the power grid in Mexico.
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