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Idaho Data Center Power Rules: Large-Load Tariffs and State Law
How Idaho’s utilities and lawmakers handle data-center-sized power requests: 1 utility, compiled from public filings, with a source on every entry.
Last checked October 22, 2026All states
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Idaho utilities and their large-load rules.
Idaho Power
ID, OR · Non-RTO West · IDACORP
ApprovedMay 2023Special contracts for customers above 20 MW; Schedule 20 for speculative high-density loads
Idaho Power serves every customer above 20 MW under its own state-approved contract, as with Meta's Kuna data center in 2023.
- Applies to: Above 20 MW
- No standard large-load tariff: each customer above 20 MW needs its own contract approved by the Idaho PUC
- Contract ties the customer to its ramp schedule
- Separate Schedule 20 class for speculative, relocatable loads such as crypto mining
Sources: Idaho Public Utilities Commission, Final Order No. 35777, Case IPC-E-21-42 (2023); Idaho Public Utilities Commission, Final Order No. 35461, Case IPC-E-21-37 (2022); KIVI-TV, Idaho lawmaker aims to shield customers from rising power rates tied to data centers (2026)
What this can and can’t tell you
The rules are public. Whether your site can get power isn’t.
Anyone could pull these filings; we compile them so they’re easy to find. Terms change often, so confirm them with the utility or the commission docket before relying on them.
Going deeper: Data Center Site Selection in Idaho
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- A utility’s published rules for large new loads
- The same answer for every site in that utility’s territory
- What the terms are if power is available
- Compiled from filings anyone can read
A BlackForge report · Site-specific
- Whether a specific parcel can actually be served, and roughly when
- Substation headroom and the realistic connection path
- Gas, water, fiber, buildable land and zoning, checked together
- Built and refreshed for your load, your timeline and your parcels
Cite this tracker
BlackForge Data Centers. "Idaho data center power rules," Large-Load Power Tracker. Last checked October 22, 2026. https://www.blackforgedatacenters.com/data-center-power-tracker/idaho
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