How many battery storage projects are planned in Minnesota?

Developers have proposed 32 battery storage projects in Minnesota with 5.9 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.

What is the largest planned battery storage project in Minnesota?

Cedar Mountain - Lyon County 345.0kV in Redwood County, Minnesota is the largest planned, at 500 MW. It is expected to come online in 2030.

Who is developing battery storage projects in Minnesota?

Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.

Planned battery storage projects in Minnesota

Developers have proposed 32 battery storage projects in Minnesota with 5.9 GW of capacity, in the grid operators' interconnection queues.

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See operating battery storage projects in Minnesota

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Updated monthly. Last updated November 2026.

More planned battery storage projects in Minnesota are expected online in 2028 than in any other year

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Planned battery storage projects by the year they're expected online. Source: the grid operators' interconnection queues, compiled by Cleanview.

The 10 largest planned battery storage projects in Minnesota

Planned, by capacity

#	Battery storage project	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	Cedar Mountain - Lyon County 345.0kV	Redwood County	2030	500 MW
2	SHERBURNE CO	Meeker County	2028	500 MW
3	NROC 3 (601039) to PR ISLD3 (601003) 345 kV line	Goodhue County	2028	330 MW
4	Sherco BESS	Sherburne County	2027	300 MW
5	Sherco BESS	Sherburne County	2027	300 MW
6	Cherry Park Substation	Benton County	2028	250 MW
7	Wabaco	Wabasha County	2030	250 MW
8	Lyon County - Brookings County 345.0kV	Lyon County	2030	250 MW
9	North Rochester - Prairie Island 345.0kV	Goodhue County	2030	240 MW
10	Byron 161 kV	Olmsted County	2027	200 MW

Planned battery storage projects expected online soonest in Minnesota

In the next 18 months, soonest first

#	Battery storage project	County	Expected online	Capacity
1	CHISAGO COUNTY	Chisago County	2027	100 MW
2	North Star Energy Storage, LLC	Chisago County	2027	80 MW
3	Blue Lake BESS	Scott County	2027	136 MW
4	GRE-BENTON 7 115kV	Benton County	2027	100 MW
5	Byron 161 kV	Olmsted County	2027	200 MW
6	Rutland	Martin County	2027	150 MW
7	Sherco BESS	Sherburne County	2027	300 MW
8	Sherco BESS	Sherburne County	2027	300 MW
9	Cambridge CT Hybrid	Isanti County	2027	1 MW
10	Cherry Park Substation	Benton County	2028	250 MW

The developer behind each project is on paid plans. See plans

How Cleanview tracks battery storage projects

Operating battery storage projects come from the EIA's monthly survey of power plants. Planned projects come from the grid operators' interconnection queues. We research who is developing each one, since a queue lists a project company, not its owner.

Questions about battery storage projects in Minnesota

How many battery storage projects are planned in Minnesota?: Developers have proposed 32 battery storage projects in Minnesota with 5.9 GW of capacity, according to the grid operators' interconnection queues. Most queue projects are never built.
What is the largest planned battery storage project in Minnesota?: Cedar Mountain - Lyon County 345.0kV in Redwood County, Minnesota is the largest planned, at 500 MW. It is expected to come online in 2030.
Who is developing battery storage projects in Minnesota?: Interconnection queues list each project under a project company, not the developer behind it. Cleanview researches the developer of every project and has them on paid plans.