23 MW Wind operating in Elmore, ID — Idaho Power Company
23 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Onshore Wind Turbine
Technology
2012
Operating Since
Coordinates
43.0350, -115.4406
County
Elmore, 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 | Mountain Air Projects, LLC | MetLife [37%]; Innergex Renewable Energy [62%] | — |
| Owner(s) | Mountain Air Projects, LLC | MetLife [37%]; Innergex Renewable Energy [62%] | — |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as MetLife [37%]; Innergex Renewable Energy [62%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Ryegrass Windfarm is a 23 MW wind power plant located in Elmore County, Idaho. The facility, which began operating in 2012, is owned and operated by Mountain Air Projects, LLC. It utilizes a single onshore wind turbine manufactured by Siemens, model SWT-2.3-101. The turbine has a rotor diameter of 101 meters and a hub height of 80 meters. Ryegrass Windfarm is interconnected to the Idaho Power Company balancing authority within the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region.
The plant's primary fuel source is wind (WND). In its most recent year of operation, Ryegrass Windfarm generated 57,944 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 28.7%. The plant is ranked as the 12th largest out of 34 wind farms in the state of Idaho, and 1052nd out of 1424 nationally.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Idaho Power Company
Grid Voltage
230 kV
Regulatory Status
NR
Entity Type
Independent Power Producer
Sector
IPP Non-CHP
4.0K MWh
Latest Month
57.9K MWh
Annual Generation
28.7%
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.