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23 MW Wind operating in Elmore, ID — Idaho Power Company
23 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Coordinates
43.0573, -115.4488
County
Elmore, ID
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Mountain Air Projects, LLC | Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Mountain Air Projects, LLC | MetLife; Innergex Renewable Energy | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as MetLife; Innergex Renewable Energy
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Desert Meadow Windfarm is a 23 MW wind power plant located in Elmore County, Idaho. The facility began operating in 2012 and is owned and operated by Mountain Air Projects, LLC. It ranks as the 11th largest wind farm in Idaho out of 34, and 1056th nationally out of 1424. The plant consists of a single generator utilizing onshore wind turbine technology.
The wind farm's turbines have a hub height of 80 meters and a rotor diameter of 101 meters. The turbines were manufactured by Siemens, model SWT-2.3-101. In the most recent year of data, Desert Meadow Windfarm generated 62,882 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 31.2%. The plant operates within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region, and its balancing authority is the Idaho Power Company.
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Grid Region
Mountain West
Market
WEIM Participant
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
4.4K MWh
Latest Month
62.9K MWh
Annual Generation
31.2%
Capacity Factor
2013
$1,895/kW
Est. Construction Cost
Total estimated cost: $43.6M
This plant's balancing authority participates in CAISO's Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM). Direct nodal pricing data is not yet available.
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ask pi about Desert Meadow WindfarmIdaho Power Company (IPCO)
Grid Voltage
230.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP