10.5 MW Wind operating in Gooding, ID — Idaho Power Company
10.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2005
Operating Since
Coordinates
42.8587, -114.9495
County
Gooding, ID
Nearby Plants
Owner data does not fully agree across sources.
EIA typically reports the operating utility, while GEM resolves to the financial owner or parent corporation. Both can be correct.
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Colorado & Santa Fe Energy | — |
| Owner(s) | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation | Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co LLC [100%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co LLC [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Fossil Gulch is a 10.5 MW wind power plant located in Gooding County, Idaho. The facility began operating in 2005 and is owned and operated by Greenbacker Renewable Energy Corporation. The plant utilizes a single onshore wind turbine manufactured by GE Wind, model GE1.5-77. The turbine has a rotor diameter of 77 meters and a hub height of 80 meters.
The plant's latest annual generation was 24,479 MWh, resulting in a capacity factor of 26.6%. Fossil Gulch operates within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region and is under the balancing authority of the Idaho Power Company. In terms of size, Fossil Gulch ranks as the 33rd largest out of 34 wind plants in Idaho, and 1136th largest out of 1424 wind plants nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Idaho Power Company
Grid Voltage
34.5 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
1.6K MWh
Latest Month
24.5K MWh
Annual Generation
26.6%
Capacity Factor
No financial data available for this plant.
This plant is outside organized wholesale electricity markets (ISOs/RTOs). Nodal pricing data is not available.