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5 MW Distillate Oil standby in Lemhi, ID — Idaho Power Company
5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
2
Generators
units
Petroleum Liquids
Technology
1967
Operating Since
Coordinates
45.1834, -113.8853
County
Lemhi, ID
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Idaho Power Co | Idaho Power | — |
| Owner(s) | Idaho Power Co | IDACORP | — |
| Status | Standby | — | — |
Salmon Diesel is a 5 MW petroleum-fueled power plant located in Lemhi County, Idaho. The plant began operating in 1967 and consists of two generators utilizing petroleum liquids technology. It is owned by IDACORP and operated by Idaho Power Company. Salmon Diesel is the smallest power plant in Idaho and ranks 550th out of 886 similar plants nationally. The plant operates within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region and is under the balancing authority of Idaho Power Company.
In the latest year of available data, Salmon Diesel generated 36 MWh of electricity, resulting in a capacity factor of 0.1%. Financial data indicates an installed cost of $181.85 per kW, based on FERC filings.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Grid Region
Mountain West
Market
WEIM Participant
NERC Region
WECC — Western Electricity Coordinating Council
Balancing Authority
9 MWh
Latest Month
36 MWh
Annual Generation
0.1%
Capacity Factor
CO₂ Intensity
2273 lb/MWh
Low-utilization plant — per-MWh rate is dominated by startup/standby emissions; not directly comparable to baseload averages.
NOx
44 lb/MWh
SO₂
Internal combustion · Idaho Power Company · Data from 2015–2024
$217/kW
Installed Cost
Cumulative Installed Cost
Per-Unit Cost Trends
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Grid Voltage
69.0 kV
Regulatory Status
RE — Regulated
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
4 lb/MWh
CH₄
0.092 lb/MWh
N₂O
0.018 lb/MWh
Capacity Factor
0.1%
Annual Net Gen
0 GWh
CO₂eq
2281 lb/MWh
Subregion
WECC Northwest