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BATTERY STORAGE · MISOSandhill Energy Storage
Sandhill Energy Storage is a 214 MW battery storage request in interconnection study in the MISO interconnection queue, in Olmsted County, Minnesota, connecting to Xcel Energy.
Queue statusIn planning
- PlanningQueued Aug 2025 (current stage)
- Consented (not yet reached)
- Construction (not yet reached)
- OperatingTarget Sep 2025 (not yet reached)
- Closed (not yet reached)
Studies assess what grid upgrades the project would need and who pays for them. A signed interconnection agreement is the main step before construction.
Request details
- Queue ID
- E0006
- Grid region
- MISO (Midcontinent)
- Utility / transmission owner
- Xcel Energy
- Developer
- Xcel Energy
- Connection point (POI)
- Byron 345kV Substation
- Location
- Olmsted County, Minnesota
- Technology
- Battery: 214 MW
- Total requested
- 214 MW
- Service type
- Network resource (NRIS)
- Study phase
- Request Status: Active; Post GIA Status: Not started
- Queue status
- Active
- Entered queue
- 6 August 2025
- Proposed online date
- September 2025
Location
Marker shows the centre of Olmsted County; the queue data does not give exact sites.
Other requests in Olmsted County
- Solar project J1124, Olmsted CountySolar · 100 MW · under construction
- Gas project J485, Olmsted CountyGas · 46.9 MW · agreement signed
- Solar project J3039, Olmsted CountySolar · 200 MW · in study
- Battery storage project J2840, Olmsted CountyBattery storage · 200 MW · in study
- Battery storage project J1898, Olmsted CountyBattery storage · 200 MW · in study
- Solar project J3041, Olmsted CountySolar · 200 MW · in study
- Solar + storage project J2219, Olmsted CountySolar + storage · 180 MW · in study
- Battery storage project J2731, Olmsted CountyBattery storage · 150 MW · in study
- Solar project J1534, Olmsted CountySolar · 100 MW · in study
- Mount Simon StationGas · 49.5 MW · in study
- Onshore wind project G883, Olmsted CountyOnshore wind · 1,500 MW · withdrawn
- Onshore wind project J067, Olmsted CountyOnshore wind · 300 MW · withdrawn
Source: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Queued Up, data through end of 2025, compiled from ISO/RTO and utility queues. Check the grid operator's own queue for the latest status. Report a problem