BENNETT MOUNTAIN

How BENNETT MOUNTAIN compares

With 173 MW of capacity, BENNETT MOUNTAIN ranks 8th among the 123 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Idaho and 3rd of the 4 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 19% of Idaho's operating Natural Gas capacity and 3.5% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 570th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 2005, it is newer than 64% of the 121 operating Idaho plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, IDAHO POWER CO, runs 20 operating plants in Idaho totaling 1,894 MW. It shares Elmore County with 14 other operating plants, including EVANDER ANDREWS POWER COMPLEX and ANDERSON RANCH.

EIA-860 lists 1 generator at the site with 173 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 919 GWh in 2024 (a 61% capacity factor), about 4 times its 2022 output.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is MOUNTAIN HOME (138 kV), about 2.9 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by IDAHO POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 12 operating power plants totaling 598 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is EVANDER ANDREWS POWER COMPLEX (273 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, Syringa Networks Boise in Boise, about 39.8 miles away.

Computed by Bywatts from HIFLD power plant, substation and transmission line records, EIA-860/923 survey data and PeeringDB data center locations; distances are straight-line. Sources and methodology