Power plant · California, United States
Whale Rock Pumped Storage Hydro Project
Whale Rock Pumped Storage Hydro Project is a planned power plant in California, United States, with 600 MW of capacity, owned by Premium Energy Holdings.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | California | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Planned | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2027 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Premium Energy Holdings | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Premium Energy Holdings | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 600 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Hydroelectric Pumped Storage | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 35.4542, -120.8671 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Whale Rock Pumped Storage Hydro Project is the 11th-largest of 53 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in California and the 92nd-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 600 MW is 0.21% of the 282,375 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United States. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 11th of 53 | 19,171 MW | 3.1% |
| United States | 92nd of 835 | 282,375 MW | 0.21% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 103rd of 3,008 | 360,526 MW | 0.17% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 3 water rights (2 active, 614,406 acre-ft/year), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salinas River irrigation right S018869 | Water right | 264,406 acre-ft/year | Active | 27 km |
| Nacimiento River power right A026901 | Water right | 361,989 acre-ft/year | Permitted | 34 km |
| Nacimiento River municipal and irrigation right A016124 | Water right | 350,000 acre-ft/year | Active | 34 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Premium Energy Holdings
- Intermountain Pumped Storage Project1,000 MW · planned
- Haiwee Pumped Storage Project1,000 MW · planned
Other power plants in California
- Diablo Canyon2,323 MW
- Dynegy Moss Landing Power Plant Hybrid1,848 MW
- Haynes1,739 MW
- Castaic1,682 MW
- Ormond Beach1,612 MW
- Geysers Unit 5-201,236 MW
- La Paloma Generating Plant1,156 MW
- AES Alamitos LLC1,115 MW
Data on this page
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- eWRIMS Water Rights List. eWRIMS Water Rights List, Public domain.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.