Palisades Dam
Bonneville County, Idaho · EIA plant ID 850 · Operator: U S Bureau of Reclamation
Nameplate176MWSummer 176 MW
Generators4in service
Net generation657GWh12 mo to Dec 2025
Capacity factor43%hydro units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online1957
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 | 417.9 | 27.1% | — |
| 2002 | 409.1 | 26.5% | — |
| 2003 | 403.7 | 26.1% | — |
| 2004 | 422.8 | 27.3% | — |
| 2005 | 521.3 | 33.7% | — |
| 2006 | 673.3 | 43.6% | — |
| 2007 | 467.1 | 30.2% | — |
| 2008 | 564.5 | 36.4% | — |
| 2009 | 679.3 | 44.0% | — |
| 2010 | 606.2 | 39.2% | — |
| 2011 | 760.9 | 49.2% | — |
| 2012 | 729.1 | 47.0% | — |
| 2013 | 356 | 23.0% | — |
| 2014 | 513.6 | 33.2% | — |
| 2015 | 626.3 | 40.5% | — |
| 2016 | 581.3 | 37.5% | — |
| 2017 | 688.1 | 44.5% | — |
| 2018 | 827.2 | 53.5% | — |
| 2019 | 758.3 | 49.1% | — |
| 2020 | 833.9 | 53.8% | — |
| 2021 | 595.9 | 38.6% | — |
| 2022 | 553.8 | 35.8% | — |
| 2023 | 564.6 | 36.5% | — |
| 2024 | 744.4 | 48.0% | — |
| 2025 | 657.3 | 42.5% | — |
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 | 44.1 | 44.1 | Aug 1957 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 2 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 44.1 | 44.1 | May 1957 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 3 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 44.1 | 44.1 | Feb 1957 | Operating | — | coming soon |
| 4 | Conventional Hydroelectric | HY | 44.1 | 44.1 | May 1958 | Operating | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: U S Bureau of Reclamation. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| U S Bureau of Reclamation | 100.0% | 176 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| IFP Peaking Plant | 18 MW | 31.4 km |
| Horse Butte Wind I, LLC | 58 MW | 42.5 km |
| Wolverine Creek | 65 MW | 51.3 km |
| Meadow Creek Project Company | 120 MW | 52.7 km |
| Goshen Phase II | 125 MW | 53 km |
| Strawberry Creek | 2 MW | 54.1 km |