🌿 Biomass Power Plants in Idaho
Idaho operates 11 biomass power plants totaling 149 MW of nameplate capacity. Annual generation: 495.4k MWh.
Biomass plants burn wood, agricultural waste, or methane from landfills to generate steam and electricity. They are considered carbon-neutral over long timescales when fuel is sustainably sourced, but they produce particulate emissions similar to coal.
Plants11operating
Capacity148 MWnameplate
Generation495.4k MWhannual
All Idaho biomass plants
| Plant | City | County | Capacity | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater Paper Ipp Lewiston | Lewiston | Nez Perce County | 114 MW | Clearwater Paper Corporation |
| Tamarack Energy | New Meadows | Adams County | 6 MW | Tamarack Energy |
| Plummer Cogen | Plummer | Benewah County | 6 MW | Stimson Lumber Company |
| Milner Butte Lfge | Burley | Cassia County | 4 MW | Southern Idaho Solid Waste |
| Hidden Hollow Energy | Boise | Ada County | 3 MW | Hidden Hollow Energy Llc |
| Fighting Creek Lfgte Plant | Coeur D'alene | Kootenai County | 3 MW | Kootenai Renewable Energy Llc |
| Bannock County Lfg To Energy | Pocatello | Bannock County | 3 MW | Bannock County Landfill |
| West Point Rng | Wendell | Gooding County | 3 MW | Camco International Group, Inc. |
| Cargill B6 Biofactory | Jerome | Gooding County | 2 MW | Pico Energy, Llc |
| Kettle Butte Digester, Llc | Roberts | Jefferson County | 2 MW | Kettle Butte Digester, Llc |
| Big Sky Dairy Digester | Gooding | Gooding County | 2 MW | Df-Ap #1 Llc |