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HYDROELECTRIC PLANTS

Post Falls

Post Falls is a 8.8 MW operating hydroelectric plant in Kootenai County, Idaho, operated by Avista Corp.

Plant statusOperating
  1. Planning (completed)
  2. Consented (completed)
  3. Construction (completed)
  4. OperatingJul 1906 (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
6Conventional Hydroelectric3.5 MW Out of service long-termDec 1980
1Conventional Hydroelectric2.2 MW Out of service long-termDec 1907
2Conventional Hydroelectric2.2 MW OperatingJul 1906
3Conventional Hydroelectric2.2 MW OperatingAug 1906
4Conventional Hydroelectric2.2 MW OperatingNov 1906
5Conventional Hydroelectric2.2 MW OperatingAug 1908

Plant details

Operator
Avista Corp
Location
Kootenai County, Idaho
Balancing authority
AVA
Sector
Electric Utility
Capacity
Out of service: 5.7 MW
Operating: 8.8 MW
First unit online
Jul 1906
EIA plant ID
835

Location

47.7033, -116.9539

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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