Whitewater Hydro Plant— 1.3 MW Hydroelectric
Whitewater Hydro Plant is a 1.3 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Desert Water Agency since 1986. Ranked #1355 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 1.3 MW accounts for 0.0011% of the country's total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is the Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making this facility 5,239 times smaller. Nearby plants include Sentinel Energy Center LLC (800 MW, Gas), Indigo Energy Facility (149.7 MW, Gas), and Mountain View I&2 (64.8 MW, Wind). The facility is located in California, approximately 120 km east of Los Angeles.
40 years old
United States of America, North America
- 9,199. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #36,532 worldwide by installed capacity
- #7,879 of 8,493 Hydroelectric plants worldwide
40 years in operation
Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years
Desert Water Agency operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW
168 plants within 100 km, 6,103 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Whitewater Hydro Plant is a hydro power plant producing approximately 5 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Lifecycle emissions: ~24 g CO₂/kWh (manufacturing, transport, decommissioning)
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Hydro
- Energy Source
- Renewable
- Country
United States of America- Continent
- North America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
United States of America — Energy Profile
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