Power plant · Idaho, United States
Blacks Creek Solar
Blacks Creek Solar is a permitted power plant in Idaho, United States, with 400 MW of capacity, owned by Blacks Creek Energy Center, LLC.
Facts
Every value links to its source, and to the source's own record where it has one. Licences and last-checked dates are per row.
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Location | Idaho | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Status | Permitted | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2027 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Blacks Creek Energy Center, LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Blacks Creek Energy Center, LLC | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 400 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Solar Photovoltaic | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 43.4990, -116.1918 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Blacks Creek Solar is the largest of 5 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Idaho and the 168th-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 400 MW is 0.14% of the 282,375 MW of power plants planned, permitted or under construction we hold for the United States. It is not built yet, so it is ranked among the power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data, apart from the ones running today. Ranks and totals cover the ones that report their capacity.
| Within | Rank | Total | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho | 1st of 5 | 1,234 MW | 32% |
| United States | 168th of 835 | 282,375 MW | 0.14% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 351st of 6,455 | 664,240 MW | <0.1% |
Nearby
Within 50 km of this power plant: 1 data center (152 MW), measured from the coordinates in the facts above.
| Name | Kind | Size | Status | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta Kuna | Data center | 152 MW | Operating | 19 km |
Owner, operator and place
Other power plants in Idaho
- Brownlee675 MW
- Dworshak465 MW
- Arco Wind and Solar Project359 MW · permitted
- Crimson Orchard Solar and BESS200 MW · planned
- Boise Bench BESS150 MW · under construction
- Pleasant Valley Solar 2 Project125 MW · under construction
Data on this page
- DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD). DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database (REPD), Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (Sep 2026). EIA-860 / 860M / 923, Public domain.
- Epoch AI. Epoch AI data centers, CC BY 4.0.
- Bundesnetzagentur, Marktstammdatenregister. Marktstammdatenregister, DL-DE-BY-2.0.
- Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects. Planning Inspectorate: National Infrastructure Projects, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer. RVO SDE(+)(+) projecten in beheer and SDE viewer, Free reuse, no attribution required.