Solar development recordsFIPS 16039Not a lease-rate estimate
Solar development data in Elmore County, Idaho
Public county project and grid context. This is not a lease-rate estimate, property listing, indication of parcel suitability, or evidence that an organization wants to lease a particular property.
Interconnection queue requests
Queue activity
Source: LBNL Queued Up interconnection queue dataset. Queue requests are proposals seeking interconnection; they are not planned or operating facility counts.
Active queue requests
5
Tracked requests currently marked active
Active requested capacity
949 MW
Requested capacity attributed to this county
2019-2025 complete years
| Year | Tracked requests |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 6 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2025 | 4 |
Facility facts
Planned and operating facilities
Planned facilities
1
100 MW · EIA-860 final annual generator inventory
Operating facilities
3
80 MW · EIA-860 final annual generator inventory
Queue request status is not used as a substitute for facility construction or operating status.
Independent operating inventory
Large-scale solar facilities
4
U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database (USPVDB)
Observed capacity
160 MW
Source release 2026-04-14
Mapped site area
1,101 acres
Converted from source-reported square meters
Latest operation year
2023
Latest source record represented in this county
This inventory is shown separately from EIA generators and LBNL queue requests to avoid double-counting records across datasets.
Retirement facts
Facility retirements
The EIA-860 final annual generator inventory lists no retired solar facilities in Elmore County.
Public record attribution
Organizations named in queue requests
| Organization | Queue requests | Capacity | Latest request year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appaloosa Wind And Solar LLC | 1 | 330 MW | 2020 |
| Black Mesa Interconnection, LLC | 1 | 40 MW | 2019 |
| Crimson Orchard Solar LLC | 1 | 100 MW | 2021 |
| Soles Rest Solar LLC | 1 | 149 MW | 2022 |
A name in an interconnection queue request does not mean the organization is seeking land in this county or has an interest in a particular parcel.
Infrastructure context
Grid infrastructure context
Source: HIFLD electric power transmission lines.
Transmission in county
533 miles
Highest recorded voltage
500 kV
Nearest line to county center
4.4 km
County infrastructure does not establish available grid capacity. A specific project requires parcel-level engineering and an interconnection study.