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Idaho Cloud Seeding Program

Idaho

active

Purpose

Snowpack enhancement

Hydroelectric water supply

Seeding Methods

Aerial

Ground-based generators

Funding

Idaho Power (~$4 million annually), Idaho Department of Water Resources

$4,000,000+/year

Primary Targets

Mountain snowpackHydroelectric dam watersheds

Regulatory Body

Idaho Department of Water Resources

Notes

Idaho Power spends approximately $4 million annually on cloud seeding to enhance snowpack feeding its hydroelectric dams.

Notable Research: SNOWIE (Seeded and Natural Orographic Wintertime Clouds) project conducted here