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Proposed battery projects in Minnesota

There are 36 proposed battery projects in Minnesota's interconnection queue, totaling 7.69 GW of requested capacity. The largest is Queue J4072 at 500 MW, and the median planned online year is 2028.

36
Proposed projects
7.69 GW
Requested capacity
213.7 MW
Average project size
2028
Median planned online year

All proposed battery projects in Minnesota

TypeRegionIA Status
Queue J4072
J4072
BatteryMISORedwood—500 MW20252028
Queue J4078
J4078
BatteryMISOMower—500 MW20252030
Queue J4194
J4194
BatteryMISOMeeker—500 MW20252028
Queue J4168
J4168
BatteryMISOGoodhue—330 MW20252028
Nobles BESS
E0040
BatteryMISONoblesIn Progress (unknown study)313.9 MW20252028
Sherco South BESS
E0041
BatteryMISOSherburneIn Progress (unknown study)313.9 MW20252027
Benton Energy Storage II
E0022
BatteryMISOBentonIn Progress (unknown study)310 MW20252028
Queue J2716
J2716
BatteryMISODakotaCluster Study300 MW20222027
Queue J3235
J3235
BatteryMISOBentonIn Progress (unknown study)250 MW20242028
Queue J3848
J3848
BatteryMISOWabasha—250 MW20242030
Queue J3894
J3894
BatteryMISOLyon—250 MW20252030
Queue J4089
J4089
BatteryMISOFreeborn—250 MW20252029
Queue J4117
J4117
BatteryMISOGoodhue—240 MW20252030
Sandhill Energy Storage
E0006
BatteryMISOOlmstedIn Progress (unknown study)213.5 MW20252025
Queue J1898
J1898
BatteryMISOOlmstedCluster Study200 MW20212024
Queue J2601
J2601
BatteryMISOWabashaCluster Study200 MW20222026
Queue J2840
J2840
BatteryMISOOlmstedCluster Study200 MW20222025
Queue J3236
J3236
BatteryMISOChisagoIn Progress (unknown study)200 MW20242028
Queue J3703
J3703
BatteryMISOItascaIn Progress (unknown study)200 MW20242028
Queue J3704
J3704
BatteryMISORedwoodIn Progress (unknown study)200 MW20242028
Queue J4065
J4065
BatteryMISODakota—200 MW20252030
Surplus
S1085
BatteryMISONobles—200 MW20252028
Queue J4087
J4087
BatteryMISOBlue Earth—183 MW20252029
Queue J2728
J2728
BatteryMISOFreebornCluster Study150 MW20222025
Queue J2730
J2730
BatteryMISOJacksonCluster Study150 MW20222025
Queue J2731
J2731
BatteryMISOOlmstedCluster Study150 MW20222025
Queue J3543
J3543
BatteryMISODakotaIn Progress (unknown study)150 MW20242028
Surplus; J1566
S1080
BatteryMISOMartin—150 MW20252028
Queue J3172
J3172
BatteryMISODakotaCluster Study100 MW20222026
Surplus; J1426
S1088
BatteryMISOBenton—100 MW20252027
Surplus; J385
S1110
BatteryMISOChisago—100 MW20252027
Hoot Lake Battery Energy Storage System
E0005
BatteryMISOOtter TailIn Progress (unknown study)90.7 MW20252028
Queue J2879
J2879
BatteryMISOWashingtonCluster Study80 MW20222025
Queue J2550
J2550
BatteryMISOYellow MedicineCluster Study75 MW20222030
Surplus; J1325
S1078
BatteryMISORock—72 MW20252027
Queue J1045
J1045
BatteryMISOMurrayConstruction20 MW20182024

Browse Minnesota's full interconnection queue. Compare with operating capacity: 3 operating storage plants in Minnesota. Nationwide: Storage plants nationwide.

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