Dry Creek Project
Hydro power plant · Butte County, Idaho
Nameplate capacity
3.6 MW
Rank in Idaho
#117
of 155 plants
In service since
1987
December 1987
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Dry Creek LLC
- County
- Butte County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among hydro plants in Idaho
- #49 of 76
- EIA plant code
- 54394
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.6 MW | 2.2 MW | 1987 | 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
| Moyie Springs | Hydro | 3.9 MW |
| Chester Diversion Hydroelectric Project | Hydro | 3.6 MW |
| Boise R Diversion | Hydro | 3.3 MW |
| Bannock County LFG to Energy | Other | 3.2 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 3.6 MW solar plant and a 3.6 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