List of power stations in Idaho

Sources of Idaho utility-scale electricity generation in gigawatt-hours, full-year 2024:[1]

1. Hydroelectric: 8,219 (44.7%)
2. Natural gas: 5,796 (31.5%)
3. Wind: 2,835 (15.4%)
4. Solar: 1,013 (5.50%)
5. Biomass: 401 (2.18%)
6. Geothermal: 71 (0.39%)
7. Other: 69 (0.37%)

This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in Idaho, sorted by type and name. In 2023, Idaho had a total summer capacity of 5,353 MW through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 17,842 GWh.[2] The electrical energy generation mix in 2024 was 44.7% hydroelectric, 31.5% natural gas, 15.4% wind, 5.5% solar, 2.2% biomass, 0.4% geothermal, and 0.4% other.[1]

During 2021, Idaho was one of the top five U.S. states with its share of renewable electricity generation. It has a rapidly growing population and many undeveloped resources. Idahoans have consumed about 50% more electricity during recent years than is generated within the state.[3]

Idaho electricity generation by type

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## Fossil-fuel power stations

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Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[4]

### Coal-fired

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Amalgamated Sugar Twin Falls Power Plant | Twin Falls County | 42°31′58″N 114°25′58″W﻿ / ﻿42.5328°N 114.4328°W﻿ / 42.5328; -114.4328﻿ (Amalgamated Sugar Twin Falls) | 8.5 | 1948/1994 | [5]

### Natural gas-fired

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Idaho has few natural gas reserves, and most of the supply is imported.[3] There were just eight producing wells in the state in 2019.[6]

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Amalgamated Sugar Nampa Power Plant[A] | Canyon County | 43°36′21″N 116°34′31″W﻿ / ﻿43.6058°N 116.5753°W﻿ / 43.6058; -116.5753﻿ (Amalgamated Sugar Nampa) | 8.2 | Steam turbine | 2015 | [7]
Bennet Mountain Gas Turbine | Elmore County | 43°08′50″N 115°40′00″W﻿ / ﻿43.1471°N 115.6666°W﻿ / 43.1471; -115.6666﻿ (Bennet Mountain GT Plant) | 164 | Simple cycle | 2005 | [8][9]
Evander Andrews Power Complex
(or Danskin Power Plant) | Elmore County | 43°10′45″N 115°44′03″W﻿ / ﻿43.1791°N 115.7343°W﻿ / 43.1791; -115.7343﻿ (Evander Andrews Power Complex) | 260 | Simple cycle (x3) | 2002/2008 | [8][9]
Langley Gulch Power Plant | Payette County | 43°54′16″N 116°49′11″W﻿ / ﻿43.9044°N 116.8197°W﻿ / 43.9044; -116.8197﻿ (Langley Gulch Power Plant) | 300 | 1x1 combined cycle | 2012 | [8]
Rathdrum Gas Turbine | Kootenai County | 47°48′15″N 116°52′02″W﻿ / ﻿47.8043°N 116.8673°W﻿ / 47.8043; -116.8673﻿ (Rathdrum GT Plant) | 132 | Simple cycle (x2) | 1994 | [10][11]
Rathdrum Power Plant
(or Lancaster Plant) | Kootenai County | 47°47′09″N 116°55′13″W﻿ / ﻿47.7858°N 116.9203°W﻿ / 47.7858; -116.9203﻿ (Rathdrum Power Plant) | 270 | 1x1 combined cycle | 2001 | [12]

A The Nampa plant was opened 1948 and originally coal-fired before it was converted to gas in 2015.[13]

### Petroleum-fired

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Salmon Diesel | Lemhi County | 45°11′00″N 113°53′07″W﻿ / ﻿45.1834°N 113.8853°W﻿ / 45.1834; -113.8853﻿ (Salmon Diesel) | 5.4 | Reciprocating engine (x2) | 1967 | [14]

## Renewable power stations

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Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration serves as a general reference.[4]

### Biomass and industrial waste

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (November 2020)

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Bannock County Landfill Gas | Bannock County | 42°47′16″N 112°21′56″W﻿ / ﻿42.7878°N 112.3656°W﻿ / 42.7878; -112.3656﻿ (Bannock County LFGTE) | 3.2 | Landfill gas | Reciprocating engine (x2) | 2014/2019 | [15][16]
Cargill Dry Creek Biofactory | Twin Falls County | 42°25′30″N 114°13′45″W﻿ / ﻿42.4249°N 114.2292°W﻿ / 42.4249; -114.2292﻿ (Cargill Dry Creek) | 2.4 | Biogas | Reciprocating engine (x3) | 2008 | [17][18]
Clearwater Paper Biomass | Nez Perce County | 46°25′23″N 116°58′35″W﻿ / ﻿46.4231°N 116.9764°W﻿ / 46.4231; -116.9764﻿ (Clearwater Paper Biomass) | 54.5 | Wood/wood waste | Steam turbine (x4) | 1950/1977/
1981/1991 | [19][20][21]
Fighting Creek Landfill Gas | Kootenai County | 47°31′54″N 116°55′48″W﻿ / ﻿47.5317°N 116.9300°W﻿ / 47.5317; -116.9300﻿ (Fighting Creek Landfill) | 3.2 | Landfill gas | Reciprocating engine (x2) | 2012 | [22][23]
Hidden Hollow Energy | Ada County | 43°41′50″N 116°16′17″W﻿ / ﻿43.6972°N 116.2714°W﻿ / 43.6972; -116.2714﻿ (Hidden Hollow) | 3.2 | Landfill gas | Reciprocating engine (x2) | 2007 | [24][25]
Milner Butte LFGE | Cassia County | 42°28′01″N 114°00′17″W﻿ / ﻿42.4669°N 114.0046°W﻿ / 42.4669; -114.0046﻿ (Milner Butte LFGE) | 2.6 | Landfill gas | Reciprocating engine (x2) | 2018 | [26][27]
Plummer Cogen | Benewah County | 47°19′52″N 116°53′25″W﻿ / ﻿47.3310°N 116.8904°W﻿ / 47.3310; -116.8904﻿ (Plummer Cogen) | 5.8 | Wood/wood waste | Steam turbine | 1982 | [28][29]
Rock Creek Dairy | Twin Falls County | 42°30′01″N 114°36′54″W﻿ / ﻿42.50027°N 114.6150°W﻿ / 42.50027; -114.6150﻿ (Rock Creek Dairy) | 3.2 | Biogas | Reciprocating engine (x2) | 2012 | [30][31]
Simplot Don Plant | Bannock County | 42°54′30″N 112°31′46″W﻿ / ﻿42.9084°N 112.52944°W﻿ / 42.9084; -112.52944﻿ (Simplot Don Plant) | 15.0 | Industrial waste heat[A] | Steam turbine | 1986 | [32][33]
Tamarack Energy | Adams County | 44°57′17″N 116°23′14″W﻿ / ﻿44.9548°N 116.3871°W﻿ / 44.9548; -116.3871﻿ (Plummer Cogen) | 5.8 | Wood/wood waste | Steam turbine | 1983 | [34][35]

A Waste heat from phosphate fertilizer manufacturing

### Geothermal

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See also: List of geothermal power stations in the United States

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Raft River Plant | Casia County | 42°05′58″N 113°22′57″W﻿ / ﻿42.0994°N 113.3824°W﻿ / 42.0994; -113.3824﻿ (Raft River) | 10.0 | Binary cycle | 2008 | [36][37]

### Hydroelectric

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See also: List of dams and reservoirs in Idaho and List of waterfalls in Idaho

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (November 2020)

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Albeni Falls Powerplant | Bonner County | 48°10′49″N 116°59′55″W﻿ / ﻿48.1802°N 116.9985°W﻿ / 48.1802; -116.9985﻿ (Albeni Falls Hydro Plant) | 42.0 | 3 | 1955 | [38]
American Falls Hydro | Power County | 42°46′40″N 112°52′35″W﻿ / ﻿42.7778°N 112.8764°W﻿ / 42.7778; -112.8764﻿ (American Falls Hydro) | 110.4 | 3 | 1978 | [39]
Anderson Ranch
Powerplant | Elmore County | 43°21′26″N 115°27′05″W﻿ / ﻿43.3571°N 115.4515°W﻿ / 43.3571; -115.4515﻿ (Anderson Ranch Hydro) | 40.0 | 2 | 1951/2010 | [40]
Arrowrock Dam
Powerplant | Boise County
Elmore County | 43°35′42″N 115°55′24″W﻿ / ﻿43.5950°N 115.9233°W﻿ / 43.5950; -115.9233﻿ (Arrowrock Powerplant) | 15.0 | 2 | 2010 | [41]
Ashton Hydro | Fremont County | 44°04′43″N 111°29′50″W﻿ / ﻿44.0786°N 111.4973°W﻿ / 44.0786; -111.4973﻿ (Ashton Hydro) | 7.1 | 3 | 1917/1925 | [42]
Barber Dam Powerplant | Ada County | 43°33′40″N 116°07′16″W﻿ / ﻿43.5610°N 116.1212°W﻿ / 43.5610; -116.1212﻿ (Barber Hydro) | 4.0 | 1 | 1990 | [43]
Black Canyon Diversion Powerplant | Gem County | 43°55′50″N 116°26′14″W﻿ / ﻿43.9305°N 116.4372°W﻿ / 43.9305; -116.4372﻿ (Black Canyon Powerplant) | 10.2 | 2 | 1925 | [44]
Bliss Hydro | Elmore County
Gooding County | 42°54′50″N 115°04′16″W﻿ / ﻿42.9138°N 115.0710°W﻿ / 42.9138; -115.0710﻿ (Bliss Hydro) | 75.0 | 3 | 1949/1950 | [39]
Boise River Diversion
Powerplant | Ada County | 43°32′16″N 116°05′38″W﻿ / ﻿43.5377°N 116.0938°W﻿ / 43.5377; -116.0938﻿ (Boise River Powerplant) | 3.3 | 3 | 2004 | [45]
Brownlee Hydro | Washington County | 44°50′12″N 116°53′51″W﻿ / ﻿44.8367°N 116.8975°W﻿ / 44.8367; -116.8975﻿ (Brownlee Hydro) | 675.0 | 5 | 1958/1980 | [39]
Bulb Turbine Project | Bonneville County | 43°29′29″N 112°02′43″W﻿ / ﻿43.4913°N 112.0454°W﻿ / 43.4913; -112.0454﻿ (Bulb Turbine Project) | 27.0 | 4 | 1940/1982 | [46]
C. J. Strike Hydro | Owyhee County | 42°56′42″N 115°58′40″W﻿ / ﻿42.9449°N 115.9778°W﻿ / 42.9449; -115.9778﻿ (C. J. Strike Hydro) | 82.8 | 3 | 1952 | [39]
Cabinet Gorge Hydro | Bonner County | 48°05′04″N 116°03′11″W﻿ / ﻿48.0844°N 116.0530°W﻿ / 48.0844; -116.0530﻿ (Cabinet Gorge Hydro) | 265.2 | 4 | 1952/1953 | [47]
Cascade Hydro | Valley County | 44°31′32″N 116°02′54″W﻿ / ﻿44.5256°N 116.0483°W﻿ / 44.5256; -116.0483﻿ (Cascade Hydro) | 14.4 | 2 | 1983/1984 | [39][48]
Chester Diversion Hydro | Fremont County | 44°01′06″N 111°35′01″W﻿ / ﻿44.0183°N 111.5836°W﻿ / 44.0183; -111.5836﻿ (Chester Diversion Hydro) | 3.6 | 3 | 2014 | [49]
Clear Lake Hydro | Gooding County
Twin Falls County | 42°40′01″N 114°46′48″W﻿ / ﻿42.6670°N 114.7801°W﻿ / 42.6670; -114.7801﻿ (Clear Lake Hydro) | 2.5 | 1 | 1937 | [39]
Dietrich Drop | Lincoln County | 42°50′10″N 114°16′05″W﻿ / ﻿42.8360°N 114.2680°W﻿ / 42.8360; -114.2680﻿ (Dietrich Drop) | 4.8 | 1 | 1990 | [50]
Dworshak Hydropower
Plant | Clearwater County | 46°30′51″N 116°17′52″W﻿ / ﻿46.5143°N 116.2977°W﻿ / 46.5143; -116.2977﻿ (Dowrshak Hydro Plant) | 465.0 | 3 | 1975 | [51]
Falls River Hydro | Fremont County | 44°03′35″N 111°21′13″W﻿ / ﻿44.0597°N 111.3535°W﻿ / 44.0597; -111.3535﻿ (Falls River Hydro) | 9.0 | 2 | 1993 | [52]
Felt Hydro | Teton County | 43°54′49″N 111°17′00″W﻿ / ﻿43.9135°N 111.2833°W﻿ / 43.9135; -111.2833﻿ (Felt Hydro) | 5.9 | 4 | 1946/1947/
1986 | [53]
Gem State Hydro | Bonneville County | 43°25′13″N 112°06′07″W﻿ / ﻿43.4202°N 112.1019°W﻿ / 43.4202; -112.1019﻿ (Gem State Hydro) | 23.4 | 1 | 1988 | [46]
Grace Hydro | Caribou County | 42°32′12″N 111°47′38″W﻿ / ﻿42.5368°N 111.7940°W﻿ / 42.5368; -111.7940﻿ (Grace Hydro) | 33.0 | 3 | 1923 | [54]
Hells Canyon Hydro | Adams County | 45°14′38″N 116°42′03″W﻿ / ﻿45.2439°N 116.7008°W﻿ / 45.2439; -116.7008﻿ (Hells Canyon Hydro) | 391.5[A] | 3 | 1967 | [39]
Horseshoe Bend Hydro | Boise County | 43°54′15″N 116°14′39″W﻿ / ﻿43.9041°N 116.2442°W﻿ / 43.9041; -116.2442﻿ (Horseshoe Bend Hydro) | 9.4 | 2 | 1955 | [55]
Island Park Hydro | Fremont County | 44°25′06″N 111°23′46″W﻿ / ﻿44.4183°N 111.3960°W﻿ / 44.4183; -111.3960﻿ (Island Park Hydro) | 4.8 | 2 | 1994 | [56]
Lower Salmon Falls Hydro | Gooding County | 42°50′30″N 114°54′13″W﻿ / ﻿42.8416°N 114.9036°W﻿ / 42.8416; -114.9036﻿ (Lower Salmon Falls Hydro) | 60.0 | 4 | 1949 | [39]
Lucky Peak Hydro | Ada County | 43°31′41″N 116°03′30″W﻿ / ﻿43.5280°N 116.0583°W﻿ / 43.5280; -116.0583﻿ (Lucky Peak Hydro) | 101.2 | 3 | 1988 | [57]
Magic Dam Hydro | Blaine County | 43°15′17″N 114°21′25″W﻿ / ﻿43.2547°N 114.3569°W﻿ / 43.2547; -114.3569﻿ (Magic Dam Hydro) | 9.0 | 3 | 1989 | [58]
Malad Hydro
(Upper & Lower) | Gooding County | 42°51′51″N 114°53′08″W﻿ / ﻿42.8643°N 114.8855°W﻿ / 42.8643; -114.8855﻿ (Malad Hydro) | 22.0 | 2 | 1948 | [39]
Milner Hydro | Cassia County | 42°31′36″N 114°02′13″W﻿ / ﻿42.5267°N 114.0369°W﻿ / 42.5267; -114.0369﻿ (Milner Hydro) | 60.0 | 3 | 1992 | [39]
Minidoka Powerplant | Minidoka County | 42°40′12″N 113°29′00″W﻿ / ﻿42.6699°N 113.4832°W﻿ / 42.6699; -113.4832﻿ (Minidoka Powerplant) | 27.7 | 4 | 1927/1942/
1997 | [59][60]
Moyie Springs Hydro | Boundary County | 48°44′02″N 116°10′31″W﻿ / ﻿48.7339°N 116.1752°W﻿ / 48.7339; -116.1752﻿ (Moyie Hydro) | 4.0 | 4 | 1921/1941/
1950/1982 | [61][62]
Oneida Hydro | Caribou County | 42°16′04″N 111°44′55″W﻿ / ﻿42.2678°N 111.7485°W﻿ / 42.2678; -111.7485﻿ (Oneida Hydro) | 30.0 | 3 | 1915/1916/
1920 | [54]
Oxbow Hydro | Adams County | 44°58′18″N 116°50′06″W﻿ / ﻿44.9716°N 116.8350°W﻿ / 44.9716; -116.8350﻿ (Oxbow Hydro) | 190.0[A] | 4 | 1961 | [39]
Palisades Powerplant | Bonneville County | 43°20′05″N 111°12′21″W﻿ / ﻿43.3348°N 111.2058°W﻿ / 43.3348; -111.2058﻿ (Palisades Powerplant) | 176.4 | 4 | 1957/1958 | [63]
Post Falls Hydro | Kootenai County | 47°42′12″N 116°57′14″W﻿ / ﻿47.7033°N 116.9538°W﻿ / 47.7033; -116.9538﻿ (Post Falls Hydro) | 15.0 | 6 | 1906/1980 | [64]
Shoshone Falls Hydro | Jerome County | 42°35′51″N 114°24′12″W﻿ / ﻿42.5975°N 114.4033°W﻿ / 42.5975; -114.4033﻿ (Shoshone Falls Hydro) | 13.0 | 1 | 1921 | [39]
Smith Creek Hydro | Boundary County | 48°57′34″N 116°33′27″W﻿ / ﻿48.9595°N 116.5574°W﻿ / 48.9595; -116.5574﻿ (Smith Creek Hydro) | 38.1 | 3 | 1989/1990 | [65]
Soda Hydro | Caribou County | 42°38′40″N 111°41′48″W﻿ / ﻿42.6445°N 111.6967°W﻿ / 42.6445; -111.6967﻿ (Soda Hydro) | 15.0 | 2 | 1924 | [54]
Swan Falls Hydro | Ada County | 43°14′37″N 116°22′45″W﻿ / ﻿43.2435°N 116.3791°W﻿ / 43.2435; -116.3791﻿ (Swan Falls Hydro) | 25.0 | 2 | 1994 | [39]
Thousand Springs Hydro | Gooding County | 42°44′26″N 114°50′12″W﻿ / ﻿42.7405°N 114.8367°W﻿ / 42.7405; -114.8367﻿ (Thousand Springs Hydro) | 6.8 | 1 | 1920 | [39]
Twin Falls Hydro | Twin Falls County | 42°35′21″N 114°21′19″W﻿ / ﻿42.5892°N 114.3553°W﻿ / 42.5892; -114.3553﻿ (Twin Falls Hydro) | 53.0 | 2 | 1935/1995 | [39]
Upper Salmon Falls Hydro | Gooding County | 42°45′59″N 114°54′30″W﻿ / ﻿42.7664°N 114.9082°W﻿ / 42.7664; -114.9082﻿ (Upper Salmon Falls Hydro) | 35.0 | 4 | 1937/1947 | [39]

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### Wind

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See also: Wind power in Idaho

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (November 2020)

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Burley Butte Wind Park | Cassia County | 42°29′25″N 113°55′36″W﻿ / ﻿42.4903°N 113.9266°W﻿ / 42.4903; -113.9266﻿ (Burley Butte Wind) | 19.5 | 13 | 2011 | GE 1.5MW | [66]
Camp Reed Wind Farm | Elmore County | 42°48′43″N 115°02′56″W﻿ / ﻿42.8119°N 115.0488°W﻿ / 42.8119; -115.0488﻿ (Camp Reed Wind) | 22.5 | 15 | 2010 | GE 1.5MW | [67]
Goshen Wind Farm | Bonneville County | 43°28′01″N 111°50′11″W﻿ / ﻿43.4670°N 111.8363°W﻿ / 43.4670; -111.8363﻿ (Goshen Wind Farm) | 125 | 83 | 2010 | GE 1.5MW | [68][69]
High Mesa Wind Farm | Elmore County
Twin Falls County | 42°52′48″N 115°02′12″W﻿ / ﻿42.8800°N 115.0366°W﻿ / 42.8800; -115.0366﻿ (High Mesa Wind) | 39.9 | 19 | 2012 | Suzlon 2.1MW | [70]
Horse Butte Wind Farm | Bonneville County | 43°23′11″N 111°43′35″W﻿ / ﻿43.3864°N 111.7264°W﻿ / 43.3864; -111.7264﻿ (Horse Butte Wind) | 57.6 | 32 | 2012 | Vestas 1.8MW | [71]
Meadow Creek Wind Farm | Bonneville County | 43°31′28″N 111°48′14″W﻿ / ﻿43.5244°N 111.8039°W﻿ / 43.5244; -111.8039﻿ (Meadow Creek Wind) | 120 | 57 | 2012 | Suzlon 2.1MW | [72]
Milner Dam Wind Farm | Cassia County | 42°27′38″N 114°01′02″W﻿ / ﻿42.4606°N 114.0172°W﻿ / 42.4606; -114.0172﻿ (Milner Dam Wind) | 19.5 | 13 | 2011 | GE 1.5MW | [73]
Payne's Ferry Wind Farm | Twin Falls County | 42°49′31″N 115°00′39″W﻿ / ﻿42.8253°N 115.0108°W﻿ / 42.8253; -115.0108﻿ (Payne's Ferry Wind) | 21.0 | 14 | 2010 | GE 1.5MW | [74]
Power County Wind Park | Power County | 42°44′20″N 112°44′55″W﻿ / ﻿42.7389°N 112.7486°W﻿ / 42.7389; -112.7486﻿ (Greenfield Wind) | 45.0 | 18 | 2011 | Nordex 2.5MW | [75]
Rockland Wind Farm | Power County | 42°40′29″N 112°54′07″W﻿ / ﻿42.6747°N 112.90194°W﻿ / 42.6747; -112.90194﻿ (Rockland Wind) | 79.2 | 44 | 2011 | Vestas 1.8MW | [76]
Wolverine Creek Wind | Bonneville County | 43°25′10″N 111°49′46″W﻿ / ﻿43.4195°N 111.8294°W﻿ / 43.4195; -111.8294﻿ (Wolverine Creek Wind) | 64.5 | 43 | 2009 | GE 1.5MW | [77]
Yahoo Creek Wind Farm | Twin Falls County | 42°46′15″N 114°59′19″W﻿ / ﻿42.7708°N 114.9886°W﻿ / 42.7708; -114.9886﻿ (Yahoo Creek Wind) | 21.0 | 14 | 2010 | GE 1.5MW | [78]

### Solar

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See also: Solar power in Idaho

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (November 2020)

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American Falls Solar Farm | Power County | 42°49′26″N 112°45′07″W﻿ / ﻿42.8240°N 112.7520°W﻿ / 42.8240; -112.7520﻿ (American Falls Solar) | 20 | 2017 | [79]
Grandview Solar Farm | Elmore County | 42°59′23″N 116°05′36″W﻿ / ﻿42.9896°N 116.0934°W﻿ / 42.9896; -116.0934﻿ (Grandview Solar) | 80 | 2016 | [80][81]
ID Solar Farm | Ada County | 43°26′38″N 116°19′59″W﻿ / ﻿43.4440°N 116.3330°W﻿ / 43.4440; -116.3330﻿ (ID Solar) | 40 | 2016 | [82]
Mountain Home Solar Farm | Elmore County | 43°07′44″N 115°45′07″W﻿ / ﻿43.1290°N 115.7520°W﻿ / 43.1290; -115.7520﻿ (Mountain Home Solar) | 20 | 2017 | [83]
Murphy Flat Solar Farm | Ada County | 43°12′47″N 116°26′20″W﻿ / ﻿43.2130°N 116.4390°W﻿ / 43.2130; -116.4390﻿ (Murphy Flat Solar) | 20 | 2017 | [84]
Orchard Ranch Solar Farm | Ada County | 43°28′01″N 116°17′06″W﻿ / ﻿43.4670°N 116.2850°W﻿ / 43.4670; -116.2850﻿ (Orchard Ranch Solar) | 20 | 2017 | [85]
Simcoe Solar Farm | Elmore County | 43°17′18″N 115°57′19″W﻿ / ﻿43.2884°N 115.9554°W﻿ / 43.2884; -115.9554﻿ (Simcoe Solar) | 20 | 2017 | [86][87]

## Storage power stations

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Idaho had no utility-scale storage facilities in 2019.[4]

## Nuclear (R&D only)

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Since 1951, 52 reactors have been built on the grounds of the Atomic Energy Commission's National Reactor Testing Station, currently the location of the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory (INL). BORAX-III was the first nuclear reactor to supply electrical power to the U.S. grid, in 1955. Four reactors which do not generate electricity were in operation at the site as of 2020.[88]

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Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) | Butte County | 43°35′09″N 112°57′55″W﻿ / ﻿43.5858°N 112.9653°W﻿ / 43.5858; -112.9653﻿ (ATR) | N/A | [89][90] | 1967 |  |
Advanced Test Reactor Critical Facility (ATRC) | Butte County |  | N/A | [91] | 1964 |  |
Argonne Low Power Reactor (ALPR/SL-1) | Butte County | 43°31′05″N 112°49′24″W﻿ / ﻿43.5180°N 112.8234°W﻿ / 43.5180; -112.8234﻿ (SL-1) | 0.3 | [92] | 1958 | 1961 | meltdown
Experimental Breeder Reactor I (EBR-I) | Butte County | 43°30′41″N 113°00′23″W﻿ / ﻿43.5113°N 113.0064°W﻿ / 43.5113; -113.0064﻿ (EBR-I) | 0.2 | [93] | 1951 | 1964 |
Experimental Breeder Reactor II (EBR-II) | Butte County |  | 20 | [94] | 1964 | 1994 |
Neutron Radiography Reactor (NRAD) | Butte County |  | N/A | [95] | 1977 |  |
Transient Reactor Test Facility (TREAT) | Butte County |  | N/A | [96][97] | 1959 | 1994 | restarted 2017
Versatile Test Reactor (VTR) | Butte County |  | TBD | [98] |  |  | proposed

## See also

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* Energy portal
* United States portal
* Idaho portal

* List of power stations in the United States

## References

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1. ^ a b "Electricity Data Browser, Net generation for all sectors, Idaho, Fuel Type-Check all, Annual, 2001–24". www.eia.gov. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
2. ^ "Idaho Electricity Profile". U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved March 12, 2025.
3. ^ a b "Idaho Electricity Profile Analysis". U.S. EIA. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
4. ^ a b c Energy Information Administration (September 15, 2020). "Form EIA-860 detailed data with previous form data (EIA-860A/860B)". eia.gov. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020.
5. ^ "Amalgamated Sugar Nampa Power Plant". Global Energy Monitor. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
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