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United States β€Ί Power plants β€Ί Hydroelectric plants β€Ί Idaho

HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS

Lower Malad

Lower Malad is a 13.5 MW operating hydroelectric plant in Gooding County, Idaho, operated by Idaho Power Co.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingOct 1948 (current stage)
  5. Closed (not yet reached)

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Generators

Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.

UnitTechnologyCapacityStatusOnlineRetired / planned retirement
1Conventional Hydroelectric14 MW OperatingOct 1948

Plant details

Operator
Idaho Power Co
Location
Gooding County, Idaho
Balancing authority
IPCO
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Operating: 13.5 MW
First unit online
Oct 1948
EIA plant ID
815

Location

42.8658, -114.9062

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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