Blind Canyon Hydro
Gooding County, Idaho · EIA plant ID 54514 · Operator: Blind Canyon Aqua Ranch Inc
Nameplate1MWSummer 1 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation4GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor32%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1992
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 | 3.9 | 35.9% | — |
| 2002 | 3.3 | 29.3% | — |
| 2003 | 3.8 | 33.1% | — |
| 2005 | 3.5 | 30.7% | — |
| 2006 | 5 | 43.7% | — |
| 2007 | 4.5 | 39.2% | — |
| 2008 | 3.9 | 34.1% | — |
| 2009 | 4.4 | 38.3% | — |
| 2010 | 4.4 | 39.0% | — |
| 2011 | 5.5 | 48.3% | — |
| 2012 | 4.5 | 39.1% | — |
| 2013 | 2.8 | 24.6% | — |
| 2014 | 3.4 | 29.6% | — |
| 2015 | 4 | 34.9% | — |
| 2016 | 3.3 | 29.3% | — |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 37.9% | — |
| 2018 | 4.4 | 38.8% | — |
| 2019 | 1.5 | 13.0% | — |
| 2020 | 5.2 | 45.4% | — |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 39.4% | — |
| 2022 | 4.1 | 36.3% | — |
| 2023 | 4.3 | 37.4% | — |
| 2024 | 4.4 | 38.8% | — |
| 2025 | 3.7 | 32.2% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 1.3 | 1.3 | Apr 1992 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Blind Canyon Aqua Ranch Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Blind Canyon Aqua Ranch Inc | 100.0% | 1 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Thousand Springs | 7 MW | 4.7 km |
| Clear Lake | 3 MW | 5 km |
| Lateral 10 Ventures | 2 MW | 8 km |
| Upper Salmon B | 17 MW | 10.2 km |
| Upper Salmon A | 18 MW | 11.2 km |
| Salmon Falls Wind Park | 21 MW | 13.8 km |