Utility Tariff Analysis · Updated September 2026

Idaho Power's Schedule 20 for Speculative High-Density Load: What It Means for AI Data Centre Siting in Idaho

September 18, 2026 6 min read Strategic Crypto Reserve Data Centre Infrastructure

Speculative high-density loads, explicitly including cryptocurrency mining are billed under Schedule 20, effective January 1, 2024, specifically written for customers whose demand and energy use density profile resembles crypto mining operations — high, continuous draw with limited ability to curtail — rather than conventional commercial or industrial load.

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Idaho Power's Schedule 20 for Speculative High-Density Load — AI data centre infrastructure

Idaho Power's Schedule 20 for Speculative High-Density Load

ID

Idaho Power

IPC-E-21-37

Regulatory docket / filing reference

Speculative high-density loads, explicitly including cryptocurrency mining

Who the tariff applies to

Speculative high-density loads, explicitly including cryptocurrency mining are billed under Schedule 20, effective January 1, 2024, specifically written for customers whose demand and energy use density profile resembles crypto mining operations — high, continuous draw with limited ability to curtail — rather than conventional commercial or industrial load.

Also active in Idaho: Idaho's tariff is one of the few in the country drafted with cryptocurrency mining named explicitly, making it directly relevant reading for any Bitcoin or blockchain infrastructure operator evaluating a Pacific Northwest site alongside a hyperscale AI campus. Idaho Power is also serving an $800 million Meta data centre in Kuna and a $15 billion Micron semiconductor memory-chip plant in Boise.

Named Projects Already Underway

CustomerLocationDetails
MetaKuna, ID$800 million data centre project
MicronBoise, ID$15 billion semiconductor manufacturing facility for memory chips

Figures compiled from the Edison Electric Institute's "Large Load Projects and Tariffs" (September 2026) member-company summary and public regulatory filings. Confirm current tariff terms directly with Idaho Power and the relevant state public utility commission before relying on any figure for a capital decision.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Idaho Power's Schedule 20 for Speculative High-Density Load?

Speculative high-density loads, explicitly including cryptocurrency mining are billed under Schedule 20, effective January 1, 2024, specifically written for customers whose demand and energy use density profile resembles crypto mining operations — high, continuous draw with limited ability to curtail — rather than conventional commercial or industrial load.

Why did Idaho Power introduce this large-load structure?

To ensure the cost of new generation, transmission and distribution infrastructure built to serve very large customers, chiefly hyperscale data centres, is paid for by those customers rather than spread across the general rate base of residential and small commercial ratepayers.

What large data centre projects are already active in Idaho?

Idaho's tariff is one of the few in the country drafted with cryptocurrency mining named explicitly, making it directly relevant reading for any Bitcoin or blockchain infrastructure operator evaluating a Pacific Northwest site alongside a hyperscale AI campus. Idaho Power is also serving an $800 million Meta data centre in Kuna and a $15 billion Micron semiconductor memory-chip plant in Boise.

Does this tariff replace Idaho's standard commercial and industrial rates?

No. Idaho Power's Schedule 20 for Speculative High-Density Load sits above Idaho Power's standard commercial and industrial rate schedules and applies specifically to customers that meet or exceed the large-load threshold described above. Smaller commercial and industrial loads continue to be billed under existing rate schedules.

How can I model a Idaho data centre build against this tariff and other states?

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