Whitewater Hill Wind Partners
Riverside County, California · EIA plant ID 56012 · Operator: Shell Wind Energy Inc.
Nameplate62MWSummer 62 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation127GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor24%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2002
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), wind units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 160.3 | 29.8% | — |
| 2004 | 159.8 | 29.6% | — |
| 2005 | 191.9 | 35.6% | — |
| 2006 | 175.9 | 32.6% | — |
| 2007 | 178.7 | 33.2% | — |
| 2008 | 146 | 27.0% | — |
| 2009 | 188.7 | 35.0% | — |
| 2010 | 163.8 | 30.4% | — |
| 2011 | 188.8 | 35.0% | — |
| 2012 | 202.7 | 37.5% | — |
| 2013 | 194.9 | 36.2% | — |
| 2014 | 161 | 29.9% | — |
| 2015 | 144.1 | 26.7% | — |
| 2016 | 138.3 | 25.6% | — |
| 2017 | 164.5 | 30.5% | — |
| 2018 | 159.5 | 29.6% | — |
| 2019 | 142.4 | 26.4% | — |
| 2020 | 132.4 | 24.5% | — |
| 2021 | 126.7 | 23.5% | — |
| 2022 | 136.5 | 25.3% | — |
| 2023 | 171.9 | 31.9% | — |
| 2024 | 128.3 | 23.8% | — |
| 2025 | 126.6 | 23.5% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 61.5 | 61.5 | Oct 2002 | Operating | — | ge 1.5 S |
Owner / operator
Operator: Shell Wind Energy Inc.. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Terra-Gen California Wind Holdings LLC | 50.0% | 31 MW |
| Shell Wind Energy Inc. | 50.0% | 31 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| San Gorgonio Farms Wind Farm | 31 MW | 0.3 km |
| Painted Hills | 47 MW | 1.3 km |
| North Palm Springs 1A | 3 MW | 2.3 km |
| Whitewater Hydro Plant | 1 MW | 2.4 km |
| Mountain View III | 22 MW | 2.7 km |
| San Gorgonio Westwinds II LLC | 43 MW | 3.8 km |