Crystal Springs
Hydro power plant · Twin Falls County, Idaho
Nameplate capacity
2.3 MW
Rank in Idaho
#132
of 155 plants
In service since
1988
January 1988
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Crystal Springs Hydro Elec LP
- County
- Twin Falls County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among hydro plants in Idaho
- #59 of 76
- EIA plant code
- 10806
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.3 MW | 2.0 MW | 1988 | 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
| Clear Lake | Hydro | 2.5 MW |
| Lateral 10 Ventures | Hydro | 2.4 MW |
| MC6 Hydro Facility | Hydro | 2.3 MW |
| Cargill B6 Biofactory | Other | 2.2 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 2.3 MW solar plant and a 2.3 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