Notch Butte Hydro
Lincoln County, Idaho · EIA plant ID 50718 · Operator: koosh, inc.
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation0GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor1%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1986
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), hydro units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.1 | 37.4% | — |
| 2002 | 2.7 | 32.1% | — |
| 2003 | 2.5 | 30.3% | — |
| 2004 | 2 | 24.5% | — |
| 2005 | 2.7 | 31.9% | — |
| 2006 | 4.1 | 49.2% | — |
| 2007 | 3 | 34.4% | — |
| 2008 | 3 | 33.8% | — |
| 2009 | 3.4 | 38.5% | — |
| 2010 | 3.6 | 41.3% | — |
| 2011 | 4 | 46.0% | — |
| 2012 | 4.2 | 47.6% | — |
| 2013 | 2.5 | 28.8% | — |
| 2014 | 3.1 | 35.1% | — |
| 2015 | 3.1 | 35.1% | — |
| 2016 | 3.1 | 35.1% | — |
| 2017 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2018 | 3.8 | 43.6% | — |
| 2019 | 4.4 | 49.9% | — |
| 2020 | 3.9 | 43.9% | — |
| 2021 | 3 | 34.1% | — |
| 2022 | 2.7 | 30.7% | — |
| 2023 | 0.1 | 0.6% | — |
| 2024 | 3.5 | 40.2% | — |
| 2025 | 0.1 | 0.6% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HYD1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1 | 1 | Sep 1986 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: koosh, inc.. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| koosh, inc. | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| AJMS, LLC | 1 MW | 4.5 km |
| North Gooding Main Hydro | 1 MW | 12.8 km |
| Dietrich Drop | 5 MW | 20.6 km |
| Head of U Canal Hydro Project | 1 MW | 22 km |
| Koyle Ranch Hydroelectric Project | 1 MW | 27.1 km |
| West Point RNG | 3 MW | 27.2 km |