Sherco South and West Battery Energy Storage Project

Project Details

Docket Numbers
Project Name
Sherco South and West Battery Energy Storage Project
Applicant
Xcel Energy
Location
Sherburne County
Description

Xcel Energy's proposal for a battery energy storage system on a site adjacent to the Sherburne County Generating Station in the City of Becker, Sherburne County.

Status
active

Project Contact

Contact
Emily Johnson
Phone

Project Summary

Xcel Energy proposes to construct and operate a battery energy storage system with a nominal power rating of up to 600 megawatts (MW) alternating current with approximately 2,400 megawatt-hours of energy capacity on a site consisting of approximately 60 acres adjacent to the Sherburne County Generating Station in the City of Becker, Sherburne County, Minnesota

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Key Project Documents

Date
Title
Description
12/22/2025
Notice of Site Permit Application Completeness Determination and Public Information Meetings
12/22/2025
Application for Site Permit

Docket Documents

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Date Document ID On Behalf Of Description
December 22, 2025 202512-226089-01 PUC Notice of Site Permit Application Completeness Determination and Public Information Meetings (Resubmitted to serve PPSA General List)
December 19, 2025 202512-226027-01 PUC Notice of Site Permit Application Completeness Determination and Public Information Meetings
December 5, 2025 202512-225572-03 Xcel Energy Appendix H - Greenhouse Gas Analysis
December 5, 2025 202512-225572-09 Xcel Energy Appendix M - Sample Site Permit
December 5, 2025 202512-225572-06 Xcel Energy Appendix K Operational and Cost Detail
December 5, 2025 202512-225572-02 Xcel Energy Appendix G - Cultural Resource Report
December 5, 2025 202512-225572-04 Xcel Energy Appendix I - Wetland Delineation Report
December 5, 2025 202512-225572-08 Xcel Energy Appendix L - List of Landowners
December 5, 2025 202512-225572-05 Xcel Energy Appendix J - Threatened & Endangered Species Documents
December 5, 2025 202512-225568-06 Xcel Energy Appendix D - Vegetation Management Plan
December 5, 2025 202512-225568-05 Xcel Energy Appendix C - Agency, and Tribal Outreach and Correspondence
December 5, 2025 202512-225568-01 Xcel Energy Cover Letter
December 5, 2025 202512-225568-04 Xcel Energy Appendix B - Application Completeness Checklist
December 5, 2025 202512-225568-03 Xcel Energy Appendix A - EIP Staff Comments on Draft Application
December 5, 2025 202512-225568-02 Xcel Energy Application for Site Permit
December 5, 2025 202512-225568-08 Xcel Energy Appendix F - Noise Assessment
December 5, 2025 202512-225568-07 Xcel Energy Appendix E - Decommissioning Plan