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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.

Capacity
1.3 MW
Commissioning Year
1986

40 years old

Owner
Desert Water Agency
Location
33.9347°, -116.6405°

United States of America, North America

Context & rankings
  • 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
Age & fleet comparison

40 years in operation

Hydroelectric fleet average: 42.1 years

Operator portfolio

Desert Water Agency operates 1 plants totalling 1 MW

Regional density

168 plants within 100 km, 6,103 MW combined

Nearest plant: Swanmill Windfarm I (2.1 km)

Location

Coordinates:: 33.934700, -116.640500
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Carbon Footprint

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 AmericaEnergy Profile

10,098
Total Plants
1420.7 GW
Total Capacity
GasCoalNuclearWind
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