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December 23, 2005
American Indian Tribe Makes Money Selling Electricity to the Masses in California
About an hour from San Diego, California, 25 of the largest turbines in the United States started generating and selling power to San Diego Gas & Electric. The electricity will go to homes and businesses throughout eastern parts of the state.
Houston Texas based Superior Renewable Energy started the $80 million project 60 miles east of San Diego. It is the first wind power project on American Indian land.
Each of the 25 units at Kumeyaay Wind project can produce up to 2 megawatts of electricity at a given time, enough to power 1,300 average-size homes.
On February 10, 1893, Campo Indian Reservation was created. It was about one square mile (710 acres) near the town of Milguatay (Campo). The 300-member Campo tribe today will make money on its land-lease contract, plus royalties on the sale of electricity to SDG&E. Terms of those contracts are confidential.
Posted by admin at December 23, 2005 05:26 PM