Simplot Leasing Don Plant
Other power plant · Bannock County, Idaho
Nameplate capacity
16 MW
Rank in Idaho
#74
of 155 plants
In service since
1986
February 1986
Details
- Primary fuel
- Other
- Technology
- All Other
- Operator
- Simplot Leasing Corp
- County
- Bannock County
- Generating units
- 1
- Share of state capacity
- 0.24%
- Rank among other plants in Idaho
- #3 of 14
- EIA plant code
- 50274
Generating units
| Unit | Technology | Nameplate | Summer | Online | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN1 | All Other | 16 MW | 15 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
| Upper Salmon B | Hydro | 17 MW |
| Raft River Geothermal Power Plant | Other | 16 MW |
| Arrowrock Hydroelectric Project | Hydro | 15 MW |
| Shoshone Falls | Hydro | 15 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 16 MW solar plant and a 16 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