RATHDRUM

How RATHDRUM compares

With 166 MW of capacity, RATHDRUM ranks 9th among the 123 operating power plants Bywatts maps in Idaho and is the smallest of the 4 operating Natural Gas plants in the state. It accounts for about 18% of Idaho's operating Natural Gas capacity and 3.4% of all operating capacity in the state. Nationally it is the 584th-largest of the 1,185 operating Natural Gas plants in the database. Commissioned in 1994, it is newer than 57% of the 121 operating Idaho plants with a recorded commissioning year. Its operator, AVISTA CORP, runs 3 operating plants in Idaho totaling 446 MW. It shares Kootenai County with 3 other operating plants, including RATHDRUM POWER LLC and POST FALLS.

EIA-860 lists 2 generators at the site with 166 MW of nameplate capacity, all natural gas fired combustion turbine technology. Net generation was 866 GWh in 2024 (a 59% capacity factor), about 4 times its 2022 output.

Grid neighborhood

The nearest named substation is LANCASTER (230 kV), about 0.1 miles away; the closest transmission line found within 10 miles is a 230 kV line owned by BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION, under 0.1 miles away. Another 8 operating power plants totaling 448 MW sit within 25 miles; the largest is RATHDRUM POWER LLC (302 MW, Natural Gas). Within 50 miles are 2 mapped data centers; the nearest is TierPoint Spokane in Liberty Lake, about 11.1 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