Summit Lake Solar Project

Project Details

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Project Name
Summit Lake Solar Project
Applicant
Summit Lake Solar, LLC
Location
Description

Summit Lake proposes to construct the Summit Lake Solar Facility and Battery Energy Storage System, collectively the Project, in Summit Lake and Elk Townships, Nobles County, Minnesota. The Solar Facility is proposed as a solar energy conversion facility with a 200-megawatt (MW) alternating current (AC) nameplate capacity. The associated BESS will consist of a stand-alone structure with a 200 MW / 800-megawatt hour (MWh) nameplate capacity and ancillary support infrastructure. The BESS will be constructed directly adjacent to the collector substation for the Solar Facility.
 

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Project Contact

Contact
Sam Weaver
Phone

Project Summary

Summit Lake is currently developing the Summit Lake Solar Facility, an up to 200 MW AC solar photovoltaic (PV) facility and a BESS with a 200 MW / 800 (MWh) nameplate capacity and ancillary support infrastructure. The Project is in central northeast Nobles County, Minnesota. The Point of Interconnection (POI) for the Project would interconnect intois the Nobles Substation (i.e., the Point of Interconnection [POI] for the Project), which is adjacent to the Project. Summit Lake selected this location based on a number of factors, but a key consideration in the selection process was the Project’s proximity to existing electrical and transportation infrastructure, including the Nobles Substation and existing transmission lines. Existing infrastructure in the immediate vicinity allows Summit Lake to minimize the need to construct ancillary facilities beyond the immediate footprint of the Project.

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Key Project Documents

Date Title Description
February 21, 2025 Summit Lake Solar Joint Site(s) Application Summit Lake proposes to construct the Summit Lake Solar Facility (Solar Facility) and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), collectively the Project, in Summit Lake and Elk Townships, Nobles County, Minnesota (see Figure 1.0-1). The Solar Facility is proposed as a solar energy conversion facility with an up to 200-megawatt (MW) alternating current (AC) nameplate capacity. The BESS will consist of a stand-alone structure with an up to 200 MW / 800-megawatt hour (MWh) nameplate capacity and ancillary support infrastructure.