Head of U Canal Hydro Project
Hydro power plant · Jerome County, Idaho
Nameplate capacity
1.2 MW
Rank in Idaho
#152
of 155 plants
In service since
2015
June 2015
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- North Side Energy Company
- County
- Jerome County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.02%
- Rank among hydro plants in Idaho
- #73 of 76
- EIA plant code
- 61217
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HY1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 1.2 MW | 1.2 MW | 2015 | 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
| AJMS, LLC | Hydro | 1.2 MW |
| Ford Hydro LP | Hydro | 1.2 MW |
| Marco Ranch | Hydro | 1.2 MW |
| Fargo Drop | Hydro | 1.1 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 1.2 MW solar plant and a 1.2 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