OCOTILLO EXPRESS
265.44 MW generation in Imperial, CA · In queue since July 2009 · Proposed COD May 2030
265.44 MW
Capacity
1
Components
Wind
16y 8m
In Queue
IA Executed
IA Status
Signed Jun 2012
Queue → IA
2y 11m
IA → COD
17y 11m
Total Duration
2y 11m
Interconnection request submitted to ISO/RTO
CAISO uses cluster studies where projects are batched annually and studied together.
Typical: 36–48 months (IR to IA)
Interconnection agreement executed — binding commitment to build
Typical: 30–60 days (negotiation)
Project under construction
Typical: 18–36 months
Proposed COD: 2030-05-31
State
CA
County
Imperial
Region
CAISO
Developer
—
Utility
SDGE
Entity
CAISO
Point of Interconnection
Ocotillo Switchyard 500 kV
Data Source
LBNL + Live
WIND TURBINE BURSTS INTO FLAMES IN OCOTILLO
A wind turbine at the Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility burst into flames on January 15 th . East County Magazine photographer Jim Pelley, an Ocotillo resident,...
WIND TURBINE BURSTS INTO FLAMES IN OCOTILLO
A wind turbine at the Ocotillo Wind Energy Facility burst into flames on January 15 th . East County Magazine photographer Jim Pelley, an Ocotillo resident,...
QUECHAN NATION MOURNS ANCESTORS IN OCOTILLO
By Miriam Raftery. January 28, 2014 (Ocotillo) – Tribal members from the Quechan nation traveled by caravan to Ocotillo on January 17 and 18 to mourn the...
OCOTILLO WIND TURBINE THROWS OFF MULTI-TON BLADE, PROMPTING WORLD-WIDE CURTAILMENT OF SIMILAR TURBINES AMID GROWING SAFETY CONCERNS
A wind turbine at the Ocotillo Express Wind Energy facility hurled off an 11-ton blade. The blade, manufactured by Siemens, landed on a trail used by off-road...
Last updated 2026-03-26