🌿 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
Where biomass plants sit in Idaho
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 |