Power plant · Idaho, United States
Boise Bench BESS
Boise Bench BESS is a power plant under construction in Idaho, United States, with 150 MW of capacity, owned by Idaho Power Co.
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 | Under construction | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Start year | 2026 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Owner | Idaho Power Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Operator | Idaho Power Co | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Capacity | 150 MW | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Technology | Batteries | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
| Coordinates | 43.5575, -116.1548 | EIA-860 / 860M / 923 · Public domain · checked 24 Oct 2026 |
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How it compares
Boise Bench BESS is the 4th-largest of 5 power plants planned, permitted or under construction in Idaho and the 601st-largest of 835 in the United States by capacity; its 150 MW is <0.1% 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 | 4th of 5 | 1,234 MW | 12% |
| United States | 601st of 835 | 282,375 MW | <0.1% |
| All power plants planned, permitted or under construction in our data | 649th of 3,008 | 360,526 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 | 24 km |
Owner, operator and place
More from Idaho Power Co
- Jim Bridger2,326 MW
- Brownlee675 MW
- North Valmy567 MW
- Meta Kuna152 MW
Other power plants in Idaho
- Brownlee675 MW
- Dworshak465 MW
- Blacks Creek Solar400 MW · permitted
- Arco Wind and Solar Project359 MW · permitted
- Crimson Orchard Solar and BESS200 MW · planned
- Pleasant Valley Solar 2 Project125 MW · under construction
Data on this page
- 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.