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Proposed hydro projects in Idaho

There are 6 proposed hydro projects in Idaho's interconnection queue, totaling 353.4 MW of requested capacity. The largest is Dworshak Fourth Unit at 300 MW, and the median planned online year is 2024.

6
Proposed projects
353.4 MW
Requested capacity
58.9 MW
Average project size
2024
Median planned online year

All proposed hydro projects in Idaho

TypeRegionIA Status
Dworshak Fourth Unit
G0492
HydroWestClearwaterFacility Study300 MW20132019
Queue 63
63
HydroWestKootenaiIA Executed26 MW20182028
Queue Q63
Q63
HydroWestKootenaiIA Executed26 MW2028
Commercial Energy Management, Inc. project
1186
HydroWestBannockIA Executed0.9 MW20192021
City of Preston project
973
HydroWestFranklinIA Executed0.4 MW20172018
Emmett Main Canal project
755
HydroWestGemIA Executed0.1 MW20252026

Browse Idaho's full interconnection queue. Compare with operating capacity: 76 operating hydroelectric plants in Idaho. Nationwide: Hydroelectric plants nationwide.

Source: "Queued Up" (Rand et al., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2026 edition) (data as of December 31, 2025).