Power Plants in Elmore County, Idaho

Elmore County, Idaho has 20 power plants totaling 928 MW of nameplate capacity. Browse every plant below with fuel type, operator, and capacity.

Plants20operating sites
Capacity927 MWnameplate
Generation2.3M MWhannual
CO₂812.7kmetric tons/year
Natural Gas 48%Wind 24%Solar 17%Hydroelectric 6%Battery Storage 5%

Plant locations

All plants in this county

PlantCityFuelCapacityOperator
Evander Andrews Power ComplexMountain HomeNatural Gas271 MWIdaho Power Co
Bennett MountainMountain HomeNatural Gas173 MWIdaho Power Co
Grand View Solar TwoGrand ViewSolar80.0 MWGrand View Pv Solar Two, Llc
Anderson RanchMountain HomeHydroelectric40.0 MWU S Bureau Of Reclamation
Black Mesa BessKing HillBattery Storage40.0 MWIdaho Power Co
Black Mesa Solar, LlcKing HillSolar40.0 MWBlack Mesa Solar, Llc
Ryegrass WindfarmGlenns FerryWind23.0 MWMountain Air Projects, Llc
Hammett Hill WindfarmGlenns FerryWind23.0 MWMountain Air Projects, Llc
Mainline WindfarmGlenns FerryWind23.0 MWMountain Air Projects, Llc
Desert Meadow WindfarmGlenns FerryWind23.0 MWMountain Air Projects, Llc
Cold Springs WindfarmGlenns FerryWind23.0 MWMountain Air Projects, Llc
Two Ponds WindfarmGlenns FerryWind23.0 MWMountain Air Projects, Llc
Camp ReedGlenns FerryWind22.5 MWIdaho Wind Partners 1 Llc
Sawtooth Wind ProjectGlenns FerryWind22.4 MWIdaho Winds Llc
Mountain HomeMountain HomeWind21.0 MWHot Springs Windfarm, Llc
Bennett Creek Windfarm Llc - Mountain HomeMountain HomeWind21.0 MWBennett Creek Windfarm Llc
Mt. Home Solar 1, LlcPocatelloSolar20.0 MWStandard Solar
Simcoe SolarMountain HomeSolar20.0 MWSimcoe Solar
Arrowrock Hydroelectric ProjectBoiseHydroelectric15.0 MWBoise-Kuna Irrigation District
Elmore BessMountain HomeBattery Storage4.0 MWIdaho Power Co

About power generation in Elmore County

Elmore County, Idaho has 20 power plants totaling 928 MW of nameplate capacity. Natural Gas is the dominant fuel source at 48% of installed capacity, followed by Wind (24%) and Solar (17%). The largest facility is Evander Andrews Power Complex at 270 MW. Data comes from EIA Form 860, EIA Form 923, and EPA eGRID federal releases.

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