Idaho is more of a desert that calif. They will run out of water first.
Then power, I used to want to retire in idaho, not any more. They are installing air heat pumps in New builds. A disaster waiting to happen in a cold climate. Ask Texas about their air source heat pumps when it Got below 40
” They are installing air heat pumps in New builds. “
All the residential heat pumps around here (WA) have resistance-heating backups.