176.4 MW Hydro operating in Bonneville, ID — Bonneville Power Administration
176.4 MW
Nameplate Capacity
4
Generators
units
Conventional Hydroelectric
Technology
1957
Operating Since
Coordinates
43.3348, -111.2058
County
Bonneville, ID
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 | U S Bureau of Reclamation | US Bureau of Reclamation | United States Bureau of Reclamation |
| Owner(s) | U S Bureau of Reclamation | US Bureau of Reclamation [100%] | United States Bureau of Reclamation |
| Status | Operating | operating | — |
GEM identifies the owner as US Bureau of Reclamation [100%]
This entity is not yet in the GEM ownership database — chain unavailable.
Palisades Dam is an earth-fill dam in the western United States, on the upper Snake River in eastern Idaho. Located in Bonneville County near the Wyoming border, the dam was completed 69 years ago in 1957.
Read more on WikipediaPalisades Dam is a hydroelectric power plant located in Bonneville County, Idaho. The plant has a total capacity of 176.4 MW consisting of 4 generators and utilizes water (WAT) as its primary fuel source. It began operating in 1957 and is owned and operated by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. Palisades Dam is the fourth-largest hydroelectric plant in Idaho (out of 5) and ranks 108th nationally (out of 194).
The plant operates within the Bonneville Power Administration balancing authority and the Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC) NERC region. In the latest year with available data, Palisades Dam generated 744,402 MWh of electricity, achieving a capacity factor of 48.0%.
Generated from EIA, GEM, and public data sources
NERC Region
WECC
Balancing Authority
Bonneville Power Administration
Grid Voltage
115 kV
Regulatory Status
RE
Entity Type
Federal
Sector
Electric Utility
9.0K MWh
Latest Month
744.4K MWh
Annual Generation
48.0%
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.