WHITEWATER HILL WIND PARTNERS
OperatingWind power plant
- Capacity
- 62 MW
- Primary fuel
- Wind
- County
- Riverside County
- Operator
- SHELL WIND ENERGY INC.
- Status
- Operating
- Commissioned
- 2002
- EIA plant ID
- 56012
- Generators
- 1
- Technology
- Onshore Wind Turbine
- Net generation (2024)
- 128 GWh
- Capacity factor (2024, EIA nameplate)
- 24%
- Data vintage
- EIA-860 2024 final; EIA-923 2022-2024 final
- Coordinates
- 33.9250, -116.6178
WHITEWATER HILL WIND PARTNERS, a 62 MW Wind power plant in Riverside County, California. Operated by SHELL WIND ENERGY INC., commissioned 2002.
How WHITEWATER HILL WIND PARTNERS compares
With 62 MW of capacity, WHITEWATER HILL WIND PARTNERS ranks 215th among the 874 operating power plants Bywatts maps in California and 32nd of the 89 operating Wind plants in the state. It accounts for about 1.2% of California's operating Wind capacity and under 0.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 348th-largest of the 708 operating Wind plants in the database. Commissioned in 2002, it is older than 54% of the 859 operating California plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, SHELL WIND ENERGY INC., runs 2 operating plants in California totaling 103 MW. It shares Riverside County with 51 other operating plants, including CPV SENTINEL ENERGY PROJECT and BLYTHE ENERGY INC.
EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 62 MW of nameplate capacity, all onshore wind turbine technology. Net generation was 128 GWh in 2024 (a 24% capacity factor), down 6% from 2022.
Grid neighborhood
The nearest named substation is VENWIND, about 0.8 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 500 kV line, about 0.1 miles away. Another 24 operating power plants totaling 1,390 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is CPV SENTINEL ENERGY PROJECT (800 MW, Natural Gas).
Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records and EIA-860/923 survey data; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology
Weather peril exposure
WHITEWATER HILL WIND PARTNERS is a 62 MW wind power plant in Riverside County, CA, operated by SHELL WIND ENERGY INC., commissioned in 2002. Riverside County carries elevated modeled catastrophe exposure in the FEMA National Risk Index, scoring 2.6 of 5 at the 40th national percentile. Wildfire is the leading peril, rated Very High by FEMA at the 100th percentile.
The Bywatts loss layer is calibrated to solar PV hardware, so it is not applied to a wind plant. The ratings below are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings for this location.
Riverside County hazard ratings
| Peril | FEMA rating | National percentile | Peril score | Events per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfire | Very High | 100th | 5.0 of 5 | 0.02 |
| Earthquake | Very High | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 0.12 |
| Riverine flooding | Very High | 98th | 4.9 of 5 | 7.4 |
| Heat wave | Relatively High | 72nd | 3.9 of 5 | 13.8 |
| Hail | Relatively Moderate | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.08 |
| Tornado | Relatively Moderate | 15th | 1.6 of 5 | 0.45 |
| Strong wind | Relatively Moderate | 2nd | 1.1 of 5 | 0.23 |
| Winter weather | Relatively Moderate | 0th | 1.0 of 5 | 2.4 |
| Lightning | Relatively Moderate | 0th | 1.0 of 5 | 13.8 |
| Hurricane | Very Low | 0th | 1.0 of 5 | 0.01 |
Perils not assessed in Riverside County
These perils carry no usable National Risk Index figure for this county, so they are excluded from the scoring rather than scored zero. A zero would claim the peril was assessed and found benign.
| Peril | Why it is not scored |
|---|---|
| Coastal flooding | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
| Ice storm | FEMA rating is "Not Applicable" for this county |
Model hail, wind and flood exposure for Riverside County in the weather risk calculator
Ratings are the FEMA National Risk Index county hazard ratings; the peril score is a Bywatts transform of the FEMA national percentile. Full data sources and the solar vulnerability methodology are in the weather risk calculator.
Modeled estimate for screening and negotiation. Built from FEMA National Risk Index county hazard data and a solar vulnerability layer documented above. Not a quote, a binder, or actuarial advice, and not a substitute for a carrier's own model. Hazard data: FEMA National Risk Index December 2025, synced 2026-07-24. Resolution is county level, not site level.