The 25 turbines of the Kumeyaay Wind project stand 20 stories tall within several hundred yards of the Golden Acorn Casino on the Campo Indian Reservation. That's about an hour's drive east of San Diego and about 18 miles (29 kilometers) north of the Mexican border.

Andrew Katell of GE said it is the largest wind farm on Indian land, eclipsing the Rosebud Sioux project in South Dakota which generates 750 kilowatts.

The Kumeyaay project will help SDG&E meet a California requirement that power companies generate 20 percent of electricity from renewable sources by 2010.

The statement said Babcock & Brown invested $51 million in the Kumeyaay project.

The project will be owned by Babcock & Brown subsidiary Babcock & Brown Wind Partners and General Electric division GE Energy Financial Services.

The 300-member Campo Tribe will make money via leasing the land and receiving royalties on the power sold to SDG&E.

Babcock & Brown Wind Partners, which has its largest presence in Australia, will operate the wind farm.

Babcock & Brown Wind Partners has an economic interest in 15 wind farms in Australia, Spain, Germany and the United States. with a total capacity to generate 670 megawatts of electricity.

Babcock & Brown has investments in six US wind farms.