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Bennett Mountain

Bennett Mountain is a 173 MW operating gas power plant in Elmore County, Idaho, operated by Idaho Power Co.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingApr 2005 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

This plant has generators at more than one stage; see the table below.

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
1Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine173 MW OperatingApr 2005
FT01Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine170 MW Cancelled or postponed
FT03Natural Gas Fired Combustion Turbine50 MW Cancelled or postponed

Plant details

Operator
Idaho Power Co
Location
Elmore County, Idaho
Balancing authority
IPCO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 173 MW
Cancelled: 220 MW
First unit online
Apr 2005
EIA plant ID
55733

Location

43.1472, -115.6666

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem