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State Electricity Profiles

Data for: 2024 Release Date: November 10, 2025 Next Release: November 2026
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Idaho Electricity Profile 2024

Table 1. 2024 Summary statistics (Idaho)
Item Value Rank
Primary energy source   Hydroelectric
Net summer capacity (megawatts) 5,548 44
Electric utilities 3,517 38
IPP & CHP 2,030 45
Net generation (megawatthours) 20,035,438 43
Electric utilities 13,475,312 35
IPP & CHP 6,560,126 42
Emissions
Sulfur dioxide (short tons) 2,832 37
Nitrogen oxide (short tons) 4,446 45
Carbon dioxide (thousand metric tons) 3,482 45
Sulfur dioxide (lbs/MWh) 0.3 26
Nitrogen oxide (lbs/MWh) 0.4 34
Carbon dioxide (lbs/MWh) 382 46
Total retail sales (megawatthours) 26,369,555 40
Full service provider sales 26,369,555 38
Energy-only provider sales 0 0
Direct use (megawatthours) 574,660 32
Average retail price (cents/kWh) 9.51 44
Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860, Annual Electric Generator Report, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-861, Annual Electric Power Industry Report, U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report and predecessor forms.

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