Birch Creek Power
Hydro power plant · Clark County, Idaho
Nameplate capacity
2.6 MW
Rank in Idaho
#128
of 155 plants
In service since
1986
April 1986
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Birch Power Co
- County
- Clark County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.04%
- Rank among hydro plants in Idaho
- #55 of 76
- EIA plant code
- 10140
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.6 MW | 2.6 MW | 1986 | Operating |
Nameplate is the maximum rated output; summer capacity is what the unit can reliably deliver on a hot day, which is typically lower.
Similarly sized plants in Idaho
| Little Wood Hydro Project | Hydro | 2.8 MW |
| Low Line Rapids | Hydro | 2.8 MW |
| El Dorado Hydro Elk Creek | Hydro | 2.6 MW |
| Clear Lake | Hydro | 2.5 MW |
About this data
From EIA’s inventory of operable generators, May 2026 release. Capacity is nameplate — the maximum rated output of the equipment, not what the plant actually generates over a year, which depends on how often it runs. A 2.6 MW solar plant and a 2.6 MW nuclear plant have the same entry here and produce very different amounts of electricity.
“In service since” is the earliest in-service date among the units still listed, so a site rebuilt around newer equipment can read as younger than the site itself. All Idaho power plants · What Idaho actually generates