Bennett Mountain
BrownfieldMountain Home, Elmore, Idaho · Idaho Power Co
Bennett Mountain is a natural gas plant in Mountain Home, Elmore, Idaho. Retired generation sites are among the most attractive datacenter redevelopment targets: the existing interconnection was sized for roughly 220 MW of generation, so the grid hookup, transmission rights, and often cooling-water access are already in place — collapsing the speed-to-power timeline versus a greenfield build.
Former use & capacity
Grid hookup & remediation
Nearby datacenter candidate sites
Scored candidate sites near Bennett Mountain, ranked by DC Readiness.
| Site | Type | State | County | Voltage | Capacity | Queue wait | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BENNETT MOUNTAIN | Substation-Adjacent | ID | Elmore County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 2.0 yrs | 71.9 |
| EVANDER ANDREWS POWER COMPLEX | Substation-Adjacent | ID | Elmore County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 2.0 yrs | 70.9 |
| RYEGRASS WINDFARM | Substation-Adjacent | ID | Elmore County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 2.0 yrs | 69.8 |
| UNKNOWN205044 | Substation-Adjacent | ID | Elmore County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 2.0 yrs | 69.5 |
| COLD SPRINGS WINDFARM | Substation-Adjacent | ID | Elmore County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 2.0 yrs | 68.5 |
| HAMMETT HILL WINDFARM | Substation-Adjacent | ID | Elmore County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 2.0 yrs | 68.3 |
| UNKNOWN205041 | Substation-Adjacent | ID | Gooding County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 2.0 yrs | 68.0 |
| MAINLINE WINDFARM | Substation-Adjacent | ID | Elmore County | 230 kV | 300 MW | 2.0 yrs | 68.0 |
Nearby internet exchanges
- Level(3) BoiseBoise, ID · 4 networks
- Syringa Networks BoiseBoise, ID · 3 networks
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Dataset updated . Screening estimates derived from public data sources.
Brownfield attributes are derived from EIA retired-generator and EPA public data. Existing capacity reflects the retired plant's historical nameplate, not deliverable interconnection for a new load. Confirm reusable interconnection rights, remediation status, and site availability with the utility, ISO, and current owner.
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