Visitors can still easily reach campgrounds, parks and other recreation sites by driving through Grand View while the Mountain Home Highway District makes improvements to C.J. Strike Dam Cutoff Road. GRAND VIEW, Idaho — Visitors to C.J. Strike Reservoir south […]
C.J. Strike Parks Remain Open While Dam Cutoff Road Closed for Upgrades
Idaho Power’s New Long-term Plan Looks toward Clean Energy Future
The 2019 plan calls for less coal, more solar and additional transmission from the Pacific Northwest. BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Power has released its long-term energy plan emphasizing the company’s clean-energy goal while it continues to provide reliable, affordable energy […]
States Approve Water Quality Plan for Hells Canyon Hydro Projects
The certifications are a major milestone in the company’s pursuit of a new federal license to operate its largest source of electricity. BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Power has taken a major step toward a new federal license for its largest […]
Advanced Electric Vehicle Charging Station On-line in Boise
Electrify America has installed state-of-the-art 150- and 350-kilowatt (kW) chargers that will increase the range for EV drivers traveling on I-84. BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Power is supplying electricity to the region’s newest state of-the-art, fast-charging station for electric vehicles […]
Thousand Springs Road and Park Access Restricted May 7–9
Repairs to Idaho Power equipment at the Thousand Springs Power Plant will require the road to be closed to visitors between 7 a.m.–4 p.m. HAGERMAN, Idaho — The road leading to the park at Idaho Power’s Thousand Springs Power Plant […]
Fish on! Idaho Power Boosts Trout Supply at C.J. Strike Reservoir
About 50,000 rainbow trout are being released at two popular fishing spots along the reservoir south of Mountain Home this week. BRUNEAU, Idaho — Anglers itching for some early-season action will get some help from Idaho Power this week as […]
Idaho Power Proposes Rate Decrease in Power Cost Adjustment Filing
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Power has filed the final piece of its spring cost adjustments with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC). This year’s Power Cost Adjustment (PCA) calls for a rate decrease of $50 million across all customer classes. […]
Burley Man Claims $1,000 Prize for Trout Caught near Twin Falls
A fishing trip with his father landed a tagged fish stocked by Idaho Power several years earlier; Reporting the jaw tag entered him into an annual drawing intended to encourage anglers to call in when they catch one of the […]
Idaho Power sets goal for 100-percent clean energy by 2045
Idaho Power has set a goal to provide 100-percent clean energy by 2045. In addition to its hydropower facilities, which typically meet almost half its customers’ energy demands, Idaho Power plans additional investments in wind, solar and other clean sources. […]
Idaho Power invests in clean, affordable solar energy
Idaho Power has entered a contract to buy 120 MW of clean solar power from Jackpot Holdings, an Idaho company that plans to build a large solar-generation resource south of Twin Falls, at some of the lowest solar energy prices […]