Summit Lake Solar Project
Project Details
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 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
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03/31/2026
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Notice of Public Hearings and Availability of Environmental Assessment
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02/21/2025
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Summit Lake Solar Joint Site(s) Application
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03/11/2026
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Summit Lake Project Environmental Assessment
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Docket Documents
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| Date | Document ID | On Behalf Of | Description |
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| May 18, 2026 | 20265-231917-01 | PUC EIP | PUC EIP Reply Comments and Findings of Fact |
| May 4, 2026 | 20265-231446-02 | Summit Lake Solar, LLC and Summit Lake Storage, LLC | Filing Letter with Proposed Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendations |
| May 4, 2026 | 20265-231446-01 | Summit Lake Solar, LLC and Summit Lake Storage, LLC | Response to Hearing Comments |
| May 1, 2026 | 20265-231406-02 | Summit Lake Solar, LLC and Summit Lake Storage, LLC | Summit Lake - Master Exhibit List |
| May 1, 2026 | 20265-231406-01 | Summit Lake Solar, LLC and Summit Lake Storage, LLC | Summit Lake Affidavit of Publication and Tear Sheet - Notice of Hearings and EA |
| April 24, 2026 | 20264-230910-01 | Northern Midwest Regional Council of Carpenters | |
| April 20, 2026 | 20264-230611-01 | Haley Slater | Summit Lake Solar and Battery Energy Storage System Public Comment Submission |
| April 20, 2026 | 20264-230619-01 | PUC | Batch 1 04202026 - 12 Comments |
| April 20, 2026 | 20264-230726-01 | PUC | Batch 1 04212026 - 14 Comments |
| April 20, 2026 | 20264-230712-01 | IBEW 426-LIUNA MN-ND | |
| April 20, 2026 | 20264-230710-01 | Minnesota Department of Natural Resources | |
| April 20, 2026 | 20264-230701-01 | Minnesota Interagency Vegetation Management Plan Working Group | Hearing Comments |
| April 20, 2026 | 20264-230625-01 | PUC | Nobles County Commissioner |
| April 16, 2026 | 20264-230529-01 | PUC | Rodney M Burkard |
| April 16, 2026 | 20264-230529-03 | PUC | Nobles County Public Works |
| April 16, 2026 | 20264-230529-02 | PUC | Kevin & Shelly Onken |
| April 16, 2026 | 20264-230745-01 | PUC | Malory Fritz |
| April 15, 2026 | 20264-230434-01 | PUC | Public Hearing Presentation |
| April 15, 2026 | 20264-230428-01 | PUC | Minnesota Pollution Control |
| April 15, 2026 | 20264-230415-01 | PUC | Darrel Ponto |
| April 13, 2026 | 20264-230357-01 | PUC | Deb Rogers |
| April 13, 2026 | 20264-230364-01 | PUC | Jake Cuperus |
| April 13, 2026 | 20264-230366-01 | PUC | Wendy and Wally Cooper |
| April 13, 2026 | 20264-230368-01 | PUC | Yvonne Sieve |
| April 9, 2026 | 20264-230203-01 | PUC | Molly Vagle |
| April 8, 2026 | 20264-230155-01 | PUC | Darla Agard |
| April 8, 2026 | 20264-230148-01 | PUC | Rod Burkard |
| April 8, 2026 | 20264-230154-01 | PUC | Eric Parrish |
| April 7, 2026 | 20264-230655-02 | Shaddix & Associates - Stenographic Court Reporters | Virtual Public Hearing held on 4-7-26 |
| April 7, 2026 | 20264-230106-01 | PUC | Brenda Paulzine |