United States

Twin Falls (ID) — 53 MW Hydroelectric

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Twin Falls (ID) is a 53 MW hydro power plant located in United States of America. View location, capacity, and technical details.

Capacity
53 MW

Installed

Commissioned
1985

Year online

Owner
Idaho Power Co

Operator

Location
42.59, -114.36

Coordinates

Insights

#2,869
largest in %s
#3,116
largest %s worldwide
#12,888
largest worldwide
1985
%d yrs newer than avg
22
operated by %s
55
plants within 100 km

Technical Details

Fuel Type
Hydroelectric
Capacity
53 MW
Commissioned
1985
Status
Operational
Owner
Idaho Power Co
Country
United States
Coordinates
42.589, -114.355

Estimated Carbon Footprint

Annual CO₂
4,432 t

tonnes / year

Lifetime CO₂
354,549 t

over ~%d yrs

Intensity
24 g

gCO₂ per kWh

Annual emissions equal to

963
cars / year
591
homes / year
201,448
trees to offset

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

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About this plant

Twin Falls is a 52.7 MW hydro power plant in the United States, operated by Idaho Power Co since 1985.

Ranked #300 of 1,469 hydro plants in the United States. Its 52.7 MW represents 0.04% of the country’s total hydro capacity of 117,947 MW. The largest hydro plant in the United States is the Grand Coulee Dam at 6,809 MW, making Twin Falls 129 times smaller.

Nearby plants include Milner Hydro (59.5 MW, Hydro) and Burley Butte Windpark (21.3 MW, Wind). The facility is located in Idaho, approximately 160 km from Boise.

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