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Idaho power grid

Idaho's operating portfolio is led by Hydro, followed by Oil & gas. Its 157 plants represent 5,812 MW of nameplate capacity. The dataset also reports 1,321 MW of proposed capacity.

Final 2024 state totalsPreliminary 2025 facilitiesCommunity-reported data centers
Operating capacity5,812 MWFinal EIA-860 2024
Power plants157254 operating generators
Proposed capacity1,321 MW22.7% of current capacity
Community-mapped locations1Incomplete OpenStreetMap coverage

Coverage quality

What is complete here?

PassState totalsFinal 2024 EIA-860 generator records cover the state.
PassFacility list2025 Early Release records are nationwide but preliminary.
LimitedData centersCommunity mapping is useful for discovery, not a complete inventory.

Generation portfolio

Idaho capacity by fuel

Nameplate capacity · MW
Hydro46.4%2,696 MW
Oil & gas21.7%1,259 MW
Wind19.5%1,132 MW
Solar8.6%502 MW
Biomass2.6%149 MW
Storage0.7%40 MW
Geothermal0.3%18 MW
Industrial & other0.3%16 MW

Facility intelligence

Largest Idaho power plants

EIA-860 2025 early release facility records
PlantPrimary fuelLocationUtilityOperating capacity
BrownleePlant 811HydroCambridge, IDWashington CountyIdaho Power Co675 MW
DworshakPlant 840HydroAhsahka, IDClearwater CountyUSACE Northwestern Division465 MW
Langley Gulch Power PlantPlant 57028Oil & gasNew Plymouth, IDPayette CountyIdaho Power Co319 MW
Rathdrum Power LLCPlant 55179Oil & gasRathdrum, IDKootenai CountyRathdrum Power LLC302 MW
Evander Andrews Power ComplexPlant 7953Oil & gasMountain Home, IDElmore CountyIdaho Power Co271 MW
Cabinet GorgePlant 833HydroClark Fork, IDBonner CountyAvista Corp265 MW
Matrix Pleasant ValleyPlant 67211SolarBoise, IDAda CountyPleasant Valley Solar, LLC200 MW
Palisades DamPlant 850HydroPalisades, IDBonneville CountyU S Bureau of Reclamation176 MW
Bennett MountainPlant 55733Oil & gasMountain Home, IDElmore CountyIdaho Power Co173 MW
RathdrumPlant 7456Oil & gasRathdrum, IDKootenai CountyAvista Corp166 MW

Methodology

Transparent by design

State totals and fuel mix use finalized EIA-860 2024 generator data. The facility table uses the EIA-860 2025 Early Release and is preliminary. Data-center counts use OpenStreetMap community records and measure mapped coverage, not the full market.

EIA-860 sourceOpenStreetMap