Lower Malad — Plant Summary
- EIA Plant ID
- 815
- Capacity
- 13.5 MW
- Primary Fuel
- Hydro
- Technology
- Conventional Hydroelectric
- Status
- Operating
- Location
- Gooding, ID
- Operating Since
- 1948
- Generators
- 1
- Operator
- Idaho Power Co
- Parent Company
- IDACORP
- Annual Generation
- 102,002 MWh
- Capacity Factor
- 84.6%
- Balancing Authority
- Idaho Power Company
- ISO/RTO
- —
- NERC Region
- WECC
Lower Malad
OperatingHydro
Ranked #26 of 76 Hydro plants in ID#570 of 1454 nationally
13.5 MW Hydro operating in Gooding, ID — Idaho Power Company
EIAWD
13.5 MW
Nameplate Capacity
1
Generators
unit
Conventional Hydroelectric
Technology
1948
Operating Since
Location
Coordinates
42.8658, -114.9063
County
Gooding, ID
Nearby Plants
- Upper MaladHydro8.3 MW · 1.7 km
- Lower SalmonHydro60 MW · 2.7 km
- Fossil GulchWind10.5 MW · 3.6 km
Ownership & Operator
| Field | EIA | GEM | Wikidata |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operator | Idaho Power Co | Idaho Power | — |
| Owner(s) | Idaho Power Co | IDACORP | — |
| Status | Operating | — | — |
Ownership Chain
About
Lower Malad is a hydroelectric power plant located in Gooding County, Idaho. The plant has a total capacity of 13.5 MW and began operating in 1948. It is owned by IDACORP and operated by Idaho Power Company. The plant utilizes a single generator and conventional hydroelectric technology, with water (WAT) as its primary fuel source.
In the most recent year with available data, Lower Malad generated 102,002 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 84.6%. The plant is ranked 26th out of 76 power plants in Idaho and 582nd out of 1464 plants nationally. Lower Malad operates within the Idaho Power Company balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. Recent news coverage related to the plant includes one article pertaining to regulatory matters.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
Engineering & Generators
Grid Context
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Idaho Power Company
Grid Voltage
138 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Investor-Owned Utility
Sector
Electric Utility
Generation
8.4K MWh
Latest Month
102.0K MWh
Annual Generation
84.6%
Capacity Factor
Jan 2022 – Dec 2024
Financial Data
No financial data available for this plant.
Pricing & Market Data
Market Position
LMP Node
LMPR_GNODE001
Pricing Hub
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News & Articles (4)Beta
Regulatory·permitting
Idaho Power Company; Notice of Intent To File License Application, Filing of Pre-Application Document, and Approving Use of the Traditional Licensing Process
Federal Register (FERC)·3 days ago
General
Forty-year hydropower generation reanalysis for Conterminous United States
First published in 2022, the RectifHyd dataset provides hydrologically consistent estimates of monthly net generation for approximately 1500...
Nature·9 months ago
General
Idaho Power seeks regulatory approval of 100MW additional BESS after offtake agreement with Savion falls through
Idaho Power is seeking approval from the state regulator to deploy an additional 100MW of BESS to plug the gap left within its portfolio.
Energy-Storage.News·1 years ago
General
Idaho Power begins work on state’s first utility-scale storage installation
Work began last week on Idaho's largest energy storage projects to date, with 80 MW of battery systems being constructed by Idaho Power at its Hemingway...
Daily Energy Insider·3 years ago
Last updated 2026-03-25
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