Kettle Butte Digester, LLC
Jefferson County, Idaho · EIA plant ID 57345 · Operator: Kettle Butte Digester, LLC
Nameplate2MWSummer 2 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation7GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor43%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2011
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), other 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 3.2 | 30.7% | — |
| 2012 | 8.4 | 53.1% | — |
| 2013 | 7.2 | 45.6% | — |
| 2014 | 7.7 | 48.9% | — |
| 2015 | 5.4 | 33.9% | — |
| 2016 | 6.3 | 39.7% | — |
| 2017 | 7.9 | 50.1% | — |
| 2018 | 6.8 | 43.1% | — |
| 2019 | 6.9 | 43.9% | — |
| 2020 | 1.4 | 8.9% | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 1.1 | 7.3% | — |
| 2023 | 9.2 | 58.6% | — |
| 2024 | 9.2 | 58.4% | — |
| 2025 | 6.8 | 43.3% | — |
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 | Other Waste Biomass | IC | 0.9 | 0.9 | May 2011 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Other Waste Biomass | IC | 0.9 | 0.9 | May 2011 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Kettle Butte Digester, LLC. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Kettle Butte Digester, LLC | 100.0% | 2 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Arco Wind and Solar Project | — | 15.5 km |
| Upper Power Plant | 8 MW | 20.4 km |
| City Power Plant | 8 MW | 24.5 km |
| Lower No 1 | 8 MW | 25.2 km |
| Lower No 2 | 3 MW | 25.2 km |
| Gem State | 23 MW | 27.6 km |