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Proposed battery projects in Iowa

There are 22 proposed battery projects in Iowa's interconnection queue, totaling 3.29 GW of requested capacity. The largest is Queue J2469 at 300 MW, and the median planned online year is 2027.

22
Proposed projects
3.29 GW
Requested capacity
149.5 MW
Average project size
2027
Median planned online year

All proposed battery projects in Iowa

TypeRegionIA Status
Queue J2469
J2469
BatteryMISOLinnCluster Study300 MW20222027
Surplus; J449
S1093
BatteryMISOMitchell202 MW20252027
Queue J2545
J2545
BatteryMISOBuchananCluster Study200 MW20222026
Queue J3551
J3551
BatteryMISOMahaskaIn Progress (unknown study)200 MW20242027
Queue J3780
J3780
BatteryMISOBuchananIn Progress (unknown study)200 MW20242028
Surplus; J1190
S1107
BatteryMISOClinton200 MW20252026
Surplus; J416
S1113
BatteryMISOFranklin200 MW20252026
Queue J4173
J4173
BatteryMISOWapello199 MW20252028
Queue J4155
J4155
BatteryMISOLinn195 MW20252029
Queue J2653
J2653
BatteryMISOPolkCluster Study170 MW20222027
Queue J2655
J2655
BatteryMISOPolkCluster Study170 MW20222026
Replacing 150 MW of coal generation with BESS at Lansing; Lansing 4
R5064
BatteryMISOAllamakee150 MW20252026
Replacing 130 MW of coal generation with BESS at Lansing; Lansing 4
R5065
BatteryMISOAllamakee130 MW20252026
Queue J2066
J2066
BatteryMISOHenryCluster Study100 MW20212022
Queue J2120
J2120
BatteryMISOLinnCluster Study100 MW20212025
Queue J2949
J2949
BatteryMISOMarshallCluster Study100 MW20222027
Queue J3158
J3158
BatteryMISOCerro GordoCluster Study100 MW20222027
Queue J3159
J3159
BatteryMISODubuqueCluster Study100 MW20222027
Queue J4172
J4172
BatteryMISOWapello99 MW20252028
Surplus; J495
S1109
BatteryMISOKossuth75 MW20252026
Queue J1229
J1229
BatteryMISOMuscatineIA Executed50 MW20192026
Queue J1477
J1477
BatteryMISOScottIA Executed50 MW20192024

Browse Iowa's full interconnection queue. Compare with operating capacity: 4 operating storage plants in Iowa. Nationwide: Storage plants nationwide.

Source: "Queued Up" (Rand et al., Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, 2026 edition) (data as of December 31, 2025).