United States

Bliss — 75 MW Hydroelectric

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Bliss is a 75 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
75 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1949

Year online

Owner
Idaho Power Co

Operator

Location
42.91, -115.07

Coordinates

Insights

#2,496
largest in %s
#2,661
largest %s worldwide
#11,403
largest worldwide
1949
%d yrs older than avg
22
operated by %s
59
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
75 MW
Commissioned
1949
Status
Operational
Owner
Idaho Power Co
Country
United States
Coordinates
42.914, -115.071

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
6,307 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
504,576 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

1,371
cars / year
841
homes / year
286,691
trees to offset

Renewable source — life-cycle emissions only (materials/construction), no direct combustion. Open calculator

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About this plant

Bliss is a 75 MW hydroelectric power plant in the United States, operated by Idaho Power Co since 1949.

Ranked #243 of 1469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 75 MW represents 0.06% of the United States’ total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Bliss 90.7 times smaller.

Nearby plants within 50 km include Lower Salmon (60 MW, Hydro), High Mesa (40 MW, Wind), and Anderson Ranch (40 MW, Hydro). The facility is located in Idaho, approximately 150 km north of Boise.

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