Wind power in Idaho
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Wind power in Idaho could generate more energy than the state uses.
Overview
At the end of 2016, Idaho had 973 MW of wind power generating capacity installed, accounting for over 15% of its generated electricity.{{cite web|title=Idaho Wind Energy|url=http://awea.files.cms-plus.com/FileDownloads/pdfs/Idaho.pdf|website=U.S. Wind Energy State Facts|publisher=American Wind Energy Association|access-date=27 December 2017}}
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!Idaho Wind Generation by Year !! Idaho Wind Generation Capacity by Year |
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| Thousands of megawatt-hours Generated{{cite web|title=EIA Electricity Data Browser|url=http://www.eia.gov/electricity/data/browser/ |website=U.S. Energy Information Administration|publisher=EIA|access-date=22 July 2018}}[https://windexchange.energy.gov/states/id Wind Energy in Idaho]
|Megawatts of Wind Capacity[https://windexchange.energy.gov/maps-data/321 WINDExchange: U.S. Installed and Potential Wind Power Capacity and Generation] |
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Idaho could potentially install 18,000 MW of wind power, capable of generating 52,000 million kWh/year according to a study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.{{cite web|url=http://www.windpoweringamerica.gov/docs/wind_potential_80m_30percent.xls|title=State wind energy potential (2010)|author=National Renewable Energy Laboratory|publisher=U.S. Department of Energy|date=February 4, 2010|access-date=27 March 2010}} Idaho used 23,063 million kWh in 2016{{cite web|title=Electric Power Annual 2016 |page=Table 2.8 |website=U.S. Energy Information Administration|publisher=EIA|date=8 December 2016}}
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Wind farms
{{Main|List of power stations in Idaho#Wind}}
The 125 MW Goshen Wind Farm has been the state's largest wind facility since year 2010.{{cite web |url=https://www.power-technology.com/projects/goshennorthwindfarmi/ | title=Goshen North Wind Farm | publisher=power-technology.com | access-date=2020-11-28 }}
Wind generation
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! colspan="14" style="background:#cfb;"| Idaho Wind Generation (GWh, Million kWh) | |||||||||||||
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|2006 | 169 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 15 | style="background-color: #9dd;"| 21 | 14 |
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|2007 | 171 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 14 |
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|2008 | 209 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 22 | style="background-color: #9dd;"| 25 |
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|2009 | 315 | 30 | 23 | 32 | 29 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 33 | 34 | style="background-color: #9dd;"| 38 |
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|2010 | 442 | 26 | 20 | 28 | 33 | 34 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 57 | 69 | style="background-color: #9dd;"| 78 |
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|2011 | 1,306 | 52 | 101 | style="background-color: #9dd;"| 158 | 134 | 113 | 123 | 106 | 81 | 65 | 122 | 143 | 108 |
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|2012 | 1,891 | 169 | 110 | 200 | 132 | 134 | 127 | 104 | 116 | 93 | 160 | 180 | style="background-color: #9dd;"| 366 |
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|2013 | 2,459 | 154 | 216 | 239 | style="background-color: #9dd;"| 294 | 207 | 183 | 174 | 185 | 227 | 172 | 243 | 165 |
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|2014 | 2,806 | 206 | style="background-color: #74C365"| 326 | 301 | 294 | 205 | 240 | 186 | 131 | 192 | 238 | 265 | 222 |
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|2015 | 2,272 | 122 | 207 | 235 | 223 | 152 | 141 | 148 | 168 | 191 | 182 | 225 | style="background-color: #9dd;"| 278 |
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|2016 | 2,577 | 224 | 251 | 293 | 248 | 193 | 202 | 216 | 151 | 99 | 167 | 234 | style="background-color: #9dd;"| 299 |
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|2017 | 2,546 | 236 | 231 | 243 | 241 | 231 | 174 | 144 | 156 | 162 | 245 | 234 | style="background-color: #9dd;"| 249 |
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|2018 | 2,655 | 234 | 217 | 274 | style="background-color: #9dd;"| 277 | 206 | 228 | 182 | 188 | 192 | 202 | 222 | 233 |
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|2019 | 2,550 | 219 | 217 | 215 | style="background-color: #9dd;"| 231 | 213 | 192 | 197 | 178 | 226 | 219 | 222 | 221 |
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|2020 | 2,770 | 269 | style="background-color: #9dd;"| 323 | 232 | 226 | 243 | 233 | 190 | 187 | 150 | 234 | 254 | 229 |
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|2021 | 2,656 | 224 | 232 | style="background-color: #9dd;"| 286 | 258 | 228 | 180 | 142 | 165 | 194 | 216 | 257 | 274 |
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|2022 | 2,887 | 278 | 283 | 297 | style="background-color: #9dd;"| 300 | 250 | 191 | 156 | 149 | 183 | 234 | 295 | 271 |
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|2023 | 819 | 237 | 290 | style="background-color: #9dd;"| 292 |
{{color box|#9dd;}} Teal background indicates the largest wind generation month for the year.
{{color box|#74C365}} Green background indicates the largest wind generation month to date.
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|+Idaho Wind Generation in 2017 |
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See also
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