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Powers Butte Energy Center - Solar 250 MW - BESS 200 MW

Sector: Solar • Location: Idaho, United States of America

Source: Dodge

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Ada County voted against project: Original plan was an up to 205 MW Solar Facility plus 200 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on 2,385 acres south of Kuna, enough capacity to power over 45,200 homes. Battery storage and transmission lines were to be in Canyon County. Owner was partnering with the University of Idaho to consider using agrivoltaics for the project. Planned interconnection poin

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Solar, Education, Energy Storage, Commercial, Power Transmission, Power Generation (CCGT), Residential
Location
Idaho, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Dodge

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The project “Powers Butte Energy Center - Solar 250 MW - BESS 200 MW” is an infrastructure initiative in the Solar sector, located in Idaho, United States of America. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Dodge.

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Ada County voted against project: Original plan was an up to 205 MW Solar Facility plus 200 MW Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) on 2,385 acres south of Kuna, enough capacity to power over 45,200 homes. Battery storage and transmission lines were to be in Canyon County. Owner was partnering with the University of Idaho to consider using agrivoltaics for the project. Planned interconnection point would be the Bowmont substation. Owner has option to withdraw application from Canyon County or...

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United States of America (USA)

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Idaho

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Solar, Education, Energy Storage, Commercial, Power Transmission, Power Generation (CCGT), Residential

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2025-02-03

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