KUMEYAAY WIND

How KUMEYAAY WIND compares

With 50 MW of capacity, KUMEYAAY WIND ranks 249th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 34th of the 89 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 0.9% of California's operating Wind capacity and under 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 382nd-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2005, it is newer than 48% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, INFIGEN ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC, runs 5 operating plants in California totaling 143 MW. It shares San Diego County with 36 other operating plants, including OTAY MESA GENERATING PROJECT and CARLSBAD ENERGY CENTER.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 50 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 127 GWh in 2024 (a 29% capacity factor), down 7% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is CRESTWOOD, about 0.8 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 500 kV line owned by SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC, about 4.6 miles away. Another 3 operating power plants totaling 409 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is OCOTILLO EXPRESS LLC (265 MW, Wind). Within 50 miles are 3 mapped data centers; the nearest is LightEdge San Diego 1 (SAN1) in San Diego, about 46.5 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology