POWEREDBYWHO
· STATE FILE · ID
EIA RATE DATA AS OF 2026-02
FOLLOW THE MONEY IN
Idaho
1 data-center project on file — 0.1 GW of nameplate capacity, $800.0M in announced investment. Federal data on what residents are paying for the grid to serve them, sourced from the EIA Electric Power Monthly.
Avg residential bill
$119
/ month
Per household · 2026-02
Sales to industrial
29.3%
of state kWh
Factories + data centers · 2026-02
Residential rate rank
#48
of 51
Among the cheapest in the country
10yr rate climb
+31%
#39 of 51
Climbed slower than the US since 2016
Largest power plant
702 MW
· hydro
Brownlee · Washington County
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What residents pay
EIA · Electric Power Monthly
Idaho · residential · latest
12.63¢/kWh
↑ +15.3% YoY
As of Single month · 2026-02
Idaho · residential · 2026 YTD avg
12.32¢/kWh
↑ +13.2% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
US national · residential · 2026 YTD avg
17.54¢/kWh
↑ +8.5% YoY
vs 2025 YTD
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How the grid runs
Net generation · 2026-02
Where Idaho's electricity actually comes from. Each fuel source as a share of total state generation in the most recent reported month.
IDAHO · GENERATION MIX · 2026-02
1.90 TWh net · all sectors
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Supply vs demand
EIA-860M generator inventory · projects pipeline
649 MW of new generation came online in Idaho over the last 18 months. Meanwhile 120 MW of data-center load is in construction or permitted in the state.
Two bars, one scale. Demand is sorted by certainty — under construction first, then permitted, then proposed. The dashed rule marks where the supply pipeline runs out; everything to the right of it is demand on file with no supply filed against it.
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Data-center load
1 project
Projects on file
1
published (excludes draft / archived)
Nameplate MW
0.12 GW
≈ 1 GWh/yr at 50% load
Announced investment
$800.0M
aggregate disclosed capex
§ 05
Local voices on data centers
1 statement
CONCERN · 2026-02
“We need to guard against the proliferation of data centers in Idaho. No new customer requiring 20+ megawatts of electricity should be approved without proving it would not require raising rates for all customers.”
— State Rep. Stephanie Mickelsen (R)SOURCE ↗
§ 07
Follow the money in Idaho
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.
Follow the money in ID
Know when a new data center deal gets cut, who profits, and who signed off on it.