Whitewater Hydro Plant
Hydro power plant · Riverside County, California
Nameplate capacity
1.3 MW
Rank in California
#1665
of 1,897 plants
In service since
1986
April 1986
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Desert Water Agency
- County
- Riverside County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.00%
- Rank among hydro plants in California
- #233 of 244
- EIA plant code
- 10162
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WWHI | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.3 MW | 1.3 MW | 1986 | Standby/Backup: available for service but not normally used |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
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About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 1.3 MW solar plant and a 1.3 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All California power plants · What California actually generates