Mink Creek Hydro
Hydro power plant · Franklin County, Idaho
Nameplate capacity
3.1 MW
Rank in Idaho
#123
of 155 plants
In service since
1986
December 1986
Details
- Primary fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Operator
- Mink Creek Hydro Entity
- County
- Franklin County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.05%
- Rank among hydro plants in Idaho
- #51 of 76
- EIA plant code
- 10325
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | 3.1 MW | 2.0 MW | 1986 | 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
| Hidden Hollow Energy | Other | 3.2 MW |
| West Point RNG | Other | 3.2 MW |
| Lower No 2 | Hydro | 3.0 MW |
| Weiser BESS | Battery storage | 3.0 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 3.1 MW solar plant and a 3.1 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