Whitewater Hill Wind Partners
Wind power plant in Riverside County, California. 61.5 MW of nameplate capacity across 1 generator, operated by Shell Wind Energy Inc..
Also known as Whitewater Hill · EIA plant 56012
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Key facts
- Capacity
- 61.5 MWNameplate
- Generators
- 1 operatingEIA-860M, August 2026
- Operating since
- October 2002First generator online
- Operator
- Shell Wind Energy Inc.EIA operator ID 17058
- Grid
- CAISOBalancing authority CISO
- Price nodes
- 1 CAISO nodeResource nodes with prices
- Location
- Riverside County, CA33.9250, −116.6178
- EIA plant ID
- 56012EIA plant page
Data as of EIA-860M August 2026 (published 2026-09-24). Capacity is nameplate, not live output.
How much power Whitewater Hill Wind Partners produces
Free · EIA-923Net generation, 2025
127 GWh
126,615 MWh, final
Capacity factor, 2025
23.5%
2024: 23.8%
January to July 2026
Not reported
Provisional. 0 of 7 months reported
Range, 2015 to 2025
126.6–171.9
GWh a year. Low 2025, high 2023
| Year | Net generation, MWh | Capacity factor | Months reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2001 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2002 | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 12 |
| 2003 | 160,335 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2004 | 159,760 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2005 | 191,861 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2006 | 175,892 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2007 | 178,716 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2008 | 146,035 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2009 | 188,706 | Not reported | 12 of 12 |
| 2010 | 163,805 | 30.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2011 | 188,780 | 35.0% | 12 of 12 |
| 2012 | 202,696 | 37.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2013 | 194,912 | 36.2% | 12 of 12 |
| 2014 | 161,039 | 29.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2015 | 144,059 | 26.7% | 12 of 12 |
| 2016 | 138,295 | 25.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2017 | 164,451 | 30.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2018 | 159,463 | 29.6% | 12 of 12 |
| 2019 | 142,446 | 26.4% | 12 of 12 |
| 2020 | 132,375 | 24.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2021 | 126,689 | 23.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2022 | 136,521 | 25.3% | 12 of 12 |
| 2023 | 171,911 | 31.9% | 12 of 12 |
| 2024 | 128,315 | 23.8% | 12 of 12 |
| 2025 | 126,615 | 23.5% | 12 of 12 |
| 2026 (provisional, partial year) | Not reported | Not reported | 0 of 7 |
* 2026 covers January to July and is provisional. Capacity factor is net generation divided by nameplate capacity times the hours of each reported month.
Power prices and basis
Free account · CAISOEmissions
Free · EPA CAMPDNo EPA emissions units are linked to this plant.
Water use
Free · EIA-923 cooling, USGSNo EIA cooling-water record for this plant in 2024. Plants without steam cooling, such as wind, solar and batteries, do not report cooling water.
Generators
Free · EIA-860M| Generator | Technology | Nameplate MW | Online since |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | 61.5 | October 2002 |
Ownership and offtake
ProOwnership and offtake are part of Pro
Owners and their shares, parent companies, and power purchase agreements with their buyers. EIA-860M lists Shell Wind Energy Inc. as the operator, which is not always the owner.
Modeled data
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Modeled curtailment
A range, not one number. The lower bound counts hours inside the production tax credit window; the upper bound is the no-credit case.
Expected vs reported generation
Monthly modeled expected output and physical potential next to EIA-923 reported output.
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Questions about Whitewater Hill Wind Partners
How much power does Whitewater Hill Wind Partners produce?
Whitewater Hill Wind Partners reported 126,615 MWh (127 GWh) of net generation in 2025, a 23.5% capacity factor on 61.5 MW of nameplate capacity.
Where is Whitewater Hill Wind Partners?
Whitewater Hill Wind Partners is in Riverside County, California, at 33.9250, −116.6178. It is in the California Independent System Operator balancing area (CISO).
Who operates Whitewater Hill Wind Partners?
EIA-860M for August 2026 lists Shell Wind Energy Inc. as the operator (EIA operator ID 17058). The operator is not always the owner.
When did Whitewater Hill Wind Partners start operating?
Its first generator began operating in October 2002, according to EIA-860M.
Does InfraMap have power prices for Whitewater Hill Wind Partners?
Yes. InfraMap has CAISO day-ahead and real-time prices at 1 price node linked to Whitewater Hill Wind Partners, with the hub price and node-to-hub basis. Prices are free with an InfraMap account; pricing node names are part of InfraMap Pro.
Sources
- EIA-860 2025 (final) and EIA-860M August 2026: plant, generators, capacity, operator and location
- EIA-923 monthly net generation, 2000 to July 2026 (2026 provisional)
- CAISO day-ahead and real-time prices; node and hub assignments as of 2026-10-05
- Project names from the USGS U.S. Wind Turbine Database
Page updated 2026-10-04 from the InfraMap data build. Methodology · Data sources · EIA plant page