Coal is nature's energy storehouse. This geologic legacy is the foundation of Idaho Power’s three coal-fired plants, in which the company has part-ownership: 

• Jim Bridger, near Rock Springs, Wyo.
  One-third ownership
  2120 megawatts (MW) nameplate generating capacity; approximately 770 MW for Idaho Power

• Valmy, east of Winnemucca, Nev.
  50 percent ownership
  521 MW nameplate; 283 MW for Idaho Power

• Boardman Plant, near Boardman, Ore.
  10 percent ownership
  585 MW nameplate; 56 MW for Idaho Power

Idaho Power owns and operates two natural gas-fired plants:

• Danskin, near Mountain Home
  90-MW natural gas-fired project

• Bennett Mountain plant, also near Mountain Home
  173-MW

• In addition, the company operates two, 5-MW diesel generation units near Salmon only for emergencies.

The company has approximately 250 MW of simple-cycle combustion turbine (SCCT) capacity in its existing resource fleet, and plans to have another 170 MW on-line by the summer of 2008.