LUCKY PEAK POWER PLANT PROJECT

How LUCKY PEAK POWER PLANT PROJECT compares

With 101 MW of capacity, LUCKY PEAK POWER PLANT PROJECT ranks 13th among the 123 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Idaho and 5th of the 70 operating Hydro plants in the state. It accounts for about 4.0% of Idaho's operating Hydro capacity and 2.1% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 177th-largest of the 1,243 operating Hydro plants in the database. Commissioned in 1988, it is older than 52% of the 121 operating Idaho plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, BOISE-KUNA IRRIGATION DISTRICT, runs 3 operating plants in Idaho totaling 118 MW. It shares Ada County with 5 other operating plants, including SWAN FALLS and BARBER DAM.

EIA-860 lists 3 generators at the site with 101 MW of nameplate capacity, all conventional hydroelectric technology. Net generation was 291 GWh in 2024 (a 33% capacity factor), up 24% from 2022.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is BOISE BENCH (230 kV), about 5.4 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 138 kV line owned by IDAHO POWER CO, under 0.1 miles away. Another 5 operating power plants totaling 27 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is ARROWROCK HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT (15 MW). Within 50 miles is one mapped data center, Syringa Networks Boise in Boise, about 7.9 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