Data centers and new power in Twin Falls County, ID

19 MW of new power is waiting to connect to the grid in Twin Falls County, ID — 1 active requests. Typical wait: 1.1 years. 66 projects are built, 40 withdrawn. Data as of 14 October 2026.

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We have not mapped a large AI data center inside Twin Falls County itself — but we track the biggest ones nationally, and requests to connect new power here are on the public record.

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The power picture

What is happening with electricity in Twin Falls County

Every new power plant, battery or big customer has to join a waiting list before it can plug into the grid. This is what that list looks like in Twin Falls County right now.

19 MW
of new power is waiting to connect
1 projects asked. Not yet approved. Roughly what 15,000 homes use.
665 MW
has actually been built
66 projects switched on so far.
1.1 yrs
typical wait to plug in

Where every request ever filed here ended up

  • Built 61%
  • Still waiting 1%
  • Withdrawn 37%
  • Paused 2%

Most requests in the US are withdrawn — a developer tests a site and moves on. That is normal, not a warning sign for Twin Falls County.

What kind of power is asking to connect

  • Natural gas 100%

By capacity requested. Data as of 14 October 2026.

All the numbers

109 requests ever filed
Pending applications
1
of 109 ever filed
Capacity queued
19 MW
requested, not committed
Already built
665 MW
66 projects connected
Built vs decided
62.3%
40 withdrawn
Median wait
1.1 yr
for applications still pending
Connected capacity
598 MW
indicator, see note

Source: interconnection queues published by IP. Parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Data as of 14 October 2026. A queued project is a request, not a commitment.

Outcome of every request filed here

OutcomeProjectsCapacityShare
Built66665 MW60.6%
Still waiting119 MW0.9%
Withdrawn402.7 GW36.7%
Paused2—1.8%

Waiting to connect, by type of power

TypeProjectsCapacity requested
Natural gas119 MW

Key dates for projects here

no dated windows published
QueueWhat closesClosesStanding
FERCFERC large-load show cause — stakeholder comments on RTO responses
Comments on the six RTO/ISO responses to the FPA section 206 show-cause orders of 18 June 2026 (PJM EL26-67, SPP EL26-68, NYISO EL26-69, MISO EL26-70…
No date published yetunconfirmed source
FERCFERC RM26-4 — generic large-load rulemaking
Still at ANOPR stage.
No date published yetconfirmed source
FERCGeorgia PSC - Georgia Power must file large-load contracts 30 days before execution
A standing obligation rather than a dated one: large-load contracts must be filed with the commission at least 30 days before they are executed.
No date published yetconfirmed source

A date marked confirmed was checked by a person against the authority's own tariff, order or form page. Anything else is listed so you know it exists, with a link so you can check it yourself. Full calendar.

The biggest projects on file

top 15 by size
ProjectTypeCapacityStatusFiledQueue
Withdrawn projectSolar + battery800 MWwithdrawn2021-04CAISO
616Wind800 MWsuspended2021-08IP
704Solar330 MWwithdrawn2023-02IP
297Wind272 MWwithdrawn2009-09IP
257Wind200 MWwithdrawn2008-06IP
713Solar150 MWwithdrawn2023-05IP
680Solar140 MWwithdrawn2022-10IP
614Wind132 MWsuspended2021-08IP
117Wind102 MWcompleted2005-01IP
22Natural gas100 MWwithdrawn2001-04IP
283Geothermal100 MWwithdrawn2009-03IP
549Solar100 MWcompleted2019-03IP
153Wind90 MWwithdrawn2005-11IP
781Solar90 MWwithdrawn2025-04IP
136Hydro64 MWcompleted2005-06IP

How Twin Falls County compares

#1222 in the US · #15 in ID

Twin Falls County ranks #1222 of 1,607 US counties by power waiting to connect, and #15 of 27 in Idaho.

CountyWaitingCapacity queued
Elmore County102.5 GW
Ada County112.0 GW
Bingham County81.8 GW
Power County41.6 GW
Owyhee County5993 MW
Canyon County4594 MW
Jerome County2320 MW
Bannock County2301 MW

Common questions about power in Twin Falls County

How long does it take to get power for a data center in Twin Falls County, ID?

The median wait for a project still in the interconnection queue in Twin Falls County is 1.1 years. Across the US, most large loads are quoted three to seven years depending on the market and whether network upgrades are needed. 66 projects in Twin Falls County have reached energization and 40 were withdrawn, so the withdrawal rate here is a better guide to risk than any single quoted timeline.

How much capacity is available in Twin Falls County, ID?

19 MW is currently requested across 1 active interconnection requests, and 665 MW has actually been built. A queued megawatt is a request, not deliverable capacity — most queued projects are never built. For deliverable offtake capacity at a specific substation you need a utility study, not a queue.

Is Twin Falls County, ID a good site for a data center?

This page gives you the power half of that answer: what is queued, what has been energized, how long the wait runs, and which large load interconnection requests are already recorded nearby. The other half — the state policy position, moratoriums and large load tariffs — is on our Idaho policy page.

Where does the data on this page come from?

The interconnection queue published by the transmission providers serving Twin Falls County — IP — parsed and normalised by Watt Street. Every figure carries the date it was true. Data as of 14 October 2026.

Go deeper on Twin Falls County

The interactive map plots every one of these applications, and a generated county report puts them in a sourced PDF with the date each figure was true on every page.

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