Bannock County LFG to Energy
Bannock County, Idaho · EIA plant ID 59529 · Operator: Bannock County Landfill
Nameplate3MWSummer 3 MW
Generators2in service
Net generation13GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor51%other units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2014
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4.8 | 58.8% | — |
| 2015 | 8.6 | 70.1% | — |
| 2016 | 10.9 | 88.5% | — |
| 2017 | 11.7 | 95.7% | — |
| 2018 | 10.9 | 89.2% | — |
| 2019 | 8.9 | 43.6% | — |
| 2020 | 11.5 | 46.9% | — |
| 2021 | 12.2 | 49.7% | — |
| 2022 | 12 | 49.1% | — |
| 2023 | 12.5 | 50.9% | — |
| 2024 | 12.8 | 52.2% | — |
| 2025 | 12.7 | 51.8% | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEN 2 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.6 | 1.4 | May 2019 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| GEN1 | Landfill Gas | IC | 1.6 | 1.4 | May 2014 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Bannock County Landfill. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Bannock County Landfill | 100.0% | 3 MW |
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Within 80 km.
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| American Falls Solar | 20 MW | 31.8 km |
| Power County Wind Park South | 23 MW | 33.4 km |