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Bennett Mountain

Brownfield

Mountain Home, Elmore, Idaho · Idaho Power Co

Legacy capacity
220
MW

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

Former usenatural gas plant
Site typeretired_plant
Existing capacity220 MW
EIA plant ID#55733

Grid hookup & remediation

Nearest substation0.0 mi
Operator address2750 NE Industrial Way, Mountain Home, ID, 83647
Why this site is datacenter-attractive: a natural gas plant of this scale leaves behind a high-capacity grid interconnection that a new load can re-use, frequently shaving years off the interconnection queue. Retired-plant sites also tend to be already zoned for heavy industrial use with established road, rail, and water infrastructure.

Site conditions & market — Elmore County

County-level intelligence for this site's location — the power economics, water, hazard, connectivity, and workforce a developer screens before ever visiting. Assembled from FEMA NRI, BLS QCEW, FCC BDC, USGS water-use, and EIA.

Market & workforce

Total employment (laborshed)5,675
Construction employment433
Land value$3,233/acre
Datacenter tax incentiveproperty_tax_exemption

Power economics & interconnection

Commercial power rate8.92¢/kWh
Industrial power rate7.81¢/kWh
Load growth (FERC-714)1.2%

Water & cooling

Water stressMedium-High
Public water supply5.6 MGD
Industrial water use0.0 MGD
Cooling degree days500
Mean annual temp44°F

Hazard, flood & connectivity

FEMA risk index15.0 · Relatively Low
Fiber providers6 · 32% served

County-level context — address-level utility offerings and flood zoning vary within the county. Confirm site-specific service with the utility and a Phase I ESA.

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Nearby datacenter candidate sites

Scored candidate sites near Bennett Mountain, ranked by DC Readiness.

Candidate sites near Bennett Mountain
SiteTypeStateCountyVoltageCapacityQueue waitScore
EC Near Bennett MountainGreenfieldIDElmore——2.0 yrs62.4
EC Near Bennett MountainGreenfieldIDElmore——2.0 yrs62.4
EC Near Bennett MountainGreenfieldIDElmore——2.0 yrs62.2
EC Near Bennett MountainGreenfieldIDElmore——2.0 yrs62.1
EC Near Bennett MountainGreenfieldIDElmore——2.0 yrs61.7
EC Near Bennett MountainGreenfieldIDElmore——2.0 yrs61.5
EC Near Bennett MountainGreenfieldIDElmore——2.0 yrs61.5
UNKNOWN201309Substation-AdjacentIDElmore County230 kV300 MW6.9 yrs61.2

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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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