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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| April 9, 2026 | 20264-230203-01 | PUC | Molly Vagle |
| April 8, 2026 | 20264-230155-01 | PUC | Darla Agard |
| April 8, 2026 | 20264-230154-01 | PUC | Eric Parrish |
| April 8, 2026 | 20264-230148-01 | PUC | Rod Burkard |
| April 7, 2026 | 20264-230106-01 | PUC | Brenda Paulzine |
| April 6, 2026 | 20264-230036-01 | PUC | Jake Cuperus |
| March 20, 2026 | 20263-229537-01 | Summit Lake Solar, LLC and Summit Lake Storage, LLC | Filing Letter with Direct Testimony and Schedules A-C |
| March 13, 2026 | 20263-229228-01 | PUC | Notice of Public Hearings and Availability of Environmental Assessment |
| March 11, 2026 | 20263-229142-01 | PUC EIP | Summit Lake Project Environmental Assessment |
| February 10, 2026 | 20262-227991-01 | CAH | Second Prehearing Order |
| January 28, 2026 | 20261-227499-01 | Summit Lake Solar, LLC | Filing Letter with Revised Appendix E |
| January 27, 2026 | 20261-227577-01 | PUC EIP | Notice of Amended Environmental Assessment Scoping Decision |
| January 26, 2026 | 20261-227386-01 | CAH | Second Order for Prehearing Conference |
| January 22, 2026 | 20261-227251-01 | PUC EIP | Amended Environmental Assessment Scoping Decision |
| December 18, 2025 | 202512-226022-04 | Summit Lake Solar, LLC | Attachment B_Summit Lake JPA Amendment_Visual Simulations |
| December 18, 2025 | 202512-226022-06 | Summit Lake Solar, LLC | Attachment D_Summit Lake JPA Amendment_IPaC Report |
| December 18, 2025 | 202512-226022-09 | Summit Lake Solar, LLC | Summit Lake JPA Amendment_Maps |
| December 18, 2025 | 202512-226022-08 | Summit Lake Solar, LLC | Attachment F_Summit Lake JPA Amendment_Agency Correspondence |
| December 18, 2025 | 202512-226022-02 | Summit Lake Solar, LLC | Summit Lake_Site Permit Application Amendment |
| December 18, 2025 | 202512-226022-03 | Summit Lake Solar, LLC | Attachment A_Summit Lake JPA Amendment_Landscape Screening Plan |
| December 18, 2025 | 202512-226022-01 | Summit Lake Solar, LLC | Site Permit Amendment Filing Letter and Certificate of Service |
| December 18, 2025 | 202512-226022-07 | Summit Lake Solar, LLC | Attachment E_Summit Lake JPA Amendment_VMP |
| December 18, 2025 | 202512-226022-05 | Summit Lake Solar, LLC | Attachment C_Summit Lake JPA Amendment_Noise Study |
| December 3, 2025 | 202512-225479-01 | PUC | SHPO Letter |
| October 15, 2025 | 202510-223987-01 | CAH | Order Staying Proceedings |
| October 14, 2025 | 202510-223903-01 | Summit Lake Solar, LLC | Request to Pause |
| August 21, 2025 | 20258-222286-01 | CAH | First Prehearing Order |
| August 15, 2025 | 20258-222135-01 | Summit Lake Solar, LLC | |
| July 25, 2025 | 20257-221390-01 | OAH | Notice of and Order for Prehearing Conference |
| July 18, 2025 | 20257-221149-01 | Summit Lake Solar, LLC | Notice of Ownership Filing |