MC6 Hydro Facility
Hydro power plant · Ada County, Idaho
Nameplate capacity
2.3 MW
Rank in Idaho
#133
of 155 plants
In service since
2021
April 2021
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- MC6 Hydro Facility
- County
- Ada County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.03%
- Rank among hydro plants in Idaho
- #60 of 76
- EIA plant code
- 64607
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 2.3 MW | 2.3 MW | 2021 | 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
| Lateral 10 Ventures | Hydro | 2.4 MW |
| Crystal Springs | Hydro | 2.3 MW |
| Cargill B6 Biofactory | Other | 2.2 MW |
| Rock Creek I | Hydro | 2.1 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 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