Cargill B6 Biofactory
Other power plant · Gooding County, Idaho
Nameplate capacity
2.2 MW
Rank in Idaho
#134
of 155 plants
In service since
2009
December 2009
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- Other Waste Biomass
- Operator
- Pico Energy, LLC
- County
- Gooding County
- Generating units
- 2
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among other plants in Idaho
- #12 of 14
- EIA plant code
- 57343
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Other Waste Biomass | 1.1 MW | 1.1 MW | 2009 | Operating |
| 2 | Other Waste Biomass | 1.1 MW | 1.1 MW | 2009 | 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
| Crystal Springs | Hydro | 2.3 MW |
| MC6 Hydro Facility | Hydro | 2.3 MW |
| Rock Creek I | Hydro | 2.1 MW |
| Filer BESS | Battery storage | 2.0 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 2.2 MW solar plant and a 2.2 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