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200 MW Solar operating in Ada, ID — Idaho Power Company
200 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Solar Photovoltaic
Technology
2025
Operating Since
Coordinates
43.3022, -115.9879
County
Ada, 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 | Pleasant Valley Solar, LLC | Matrix Renewables; RPlus Energies | — |
| Owner(s) | Pleasant Valley Solar, LLC | Matrix Renewables; RPlus Energies | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Matrix Renewables; RPlus Energies
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Matrix Pleasant Valley is a 200 MW solar photovoltaic power plant located in Ada County, Idaho. The plant, owned and operated by Pleasant Valley Solar, LLC, began operating in 2025 and utilizes a single generator. The primary fuel source is solar, and the plant employs fixed-tilt solar tracking technology. It is the largest of four solar plants in Idaho and ranks 216th nationally out of 639 solar facilities.
The plant operates within the Idaho Power Company balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In its latest year of operation, Matrix Pleasant Valley generated 460,067 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 31.3%. Financial data indicates a power purchase agreement (PPA) price of $39.95 per MWh, as reported in FERC Electric Quarterly Reports (EQR).
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Grid Region
Mountain West
Market
WEIM Participant
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
14.4K MWh
Latest Month
460.1K MWh
Annual Generation
31.3%
Capacity Factor
Pleasant Valley Solar, LLC · Data from 2024–2025
$40.0/MWh
PPA Price
This plant's balancing authority participates in CAISO's Western Energy Imbalance Market (WEIM). Direct nodal pricing data is not yet available.
Last updated 2026-03-26
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Grid Voltage
230.0 kV
Regulatory Status
NR — Non-Regulated
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP