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BATTERY STORAGEBlue Lake BESS
Blue Lake BESS is a 136 MW under construction battery storage site in Scott County, Minnesota, operated by Northern States Power Co - Minnesota.
Plant statusUnder construction
- Planning (completed)
- Consented (completed)
- Construction (current stage)
- OperatingTarget May 2027 (not yet reached)
- Closed (not yet reached)
Planned start of operation reported to EIA: May 2027.
Generators
Each generating unit EIA lists at this plant.
| Unit | Technology | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEB | Batteries | 136 MW | Under construction (up to 50%) |
Plant details
- Operator
- Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
- Location
- Scott County, Minnesota
- Balancing authority
- MISO
- Sector
- Electric Utility
- Capacity
- Under construction: 136 MW
- EIA plant ID
- 70098
Location
44.7868, -93.4269
Nearby power plants
- Blue LakeGas power plants · 362 MW · 0.2 mi
- Blue Lake SolarSolar farms · 3.0 MW · 0.7 mi
- Shakopee Met Council WTPSolar farms · 1.3 MW · 0.8 mi
- Shakopee Energy ParkGas power plants · 46.5 MW · 2.7 mi
- Koda Biomass PlantBioenergy plants · 23.4 MW · 5.5 mi
- Minnesota RiverGas power plants · 49.0 MW · 7.6 mi
- Black DogGas power plants · 563 MW · 8.8 mi
- MSC-Scott01 LLCSolar farms · 1.0 MW · 9.0 mi
- St. Paul Intl Airport Red & Blue ParkingSolar farms · 3.2 MW · 12.4 mi
- Twin Cities Hydro LLCHydroelectric plants · 18.0 MW · 14.3 mi
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-860M, September 2026. Planned dates are targets reported by the developer and often change. Report a problem