Query
Lower Salmon
Type
Entity Briefing
Entity
Lower Salmon
Generated
2026-10-18T00:12:11.805Z

Briefing on Lower Salmon

Entity Briefing
Generated Oct 18, 2026·Dataset freshness not reported
60 MW
Capacity
Operating
Current status
1949
Operating since
4
Generators
44.0%
Capacity factor
232 GWh
Annual generation
Briefing/plantOperating

Lower Salmon is a 60 MW Conventional Hydroelectric asset in Idaho, currently Operating.

Lower Salmon is reported in Idaho since 1949 under IDACORP. Available operating and financial measures include 44.0% capacity factor and 232 GWh annual generation; $1118/kW reported CapEx.

Location
Gooding, Idaho
Technology
Conventional Hydroelectric
Owner / parent
IDACORP
Operator
Idaho Power Co
Grid
Idaho Power Company
Plant ID
816

What stands out

1

Lower Salmon is a 60 MW Conventional Hydroelectric asset in Idaho with status Operating.

2

Latest annual operating measures report 44.0% capacity factor and 232 GWh annual generation.

3

Available financial measures include $12.4/MWh OpEx, $1118/kW CapEx.

Market and operating context

Balancing authority
Idaho Power Company
NERC region
WECC
State rank
#9 of 76
National rank
#267 of 1,462

Why it matters

For this asset, operating status, generation, ownership, and linked events are the primary facts for performance and asset-level diligence. The exact chart and source-linked records below let the reader test those facts before moving to a deeper report.