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
02/27/2026
Notice of Public Hearings and Availability of Draft Permit
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
June 29, 2026 20266-233487-04 Xcel Energy Section 4.5.2
June 29, 2026 20266-233487-01 Xcel Energy Section 9.1 Updated Decomm Plan
June 29, 2026 20266-233487-05 Xcel Energy Section 4.4 Site Plan
June 29, 2026 20266-233487-03 Xcel Energy Section 5.7 Tree Replmnt
June 29, 2026 20266-233487-06 Xcel Energy Section 8.3 Site Permit Distribution
June 29, 2026 20266-233487-07 Xcel Energy Section 4.1 Site Permit Distributio
June 29, 2026 20266-233487-02 Xcel Energy Section 8.11Emergency Response
June 25, 2026 20266-233313-01 Xcel Energy Section 4.3.1- Field Representative
June 25, 2026 20266-233313-03 Xcel Energy Section 5.1 Vegetation Management Plan
June 25, 2026 20266-233313-05 Xcel Energy Section 5.3 Noise Study
June 25, 2026 20266-233313-04 Xcel Energy Section 5.2 Pre-Construction Noise
June 25, 2026 20266-233313-02 Xcel Energy Section 4.3.27 Public Safety
June 23, 2026 20266-233198-01 Xcel Energy Section 4.3.17 Invasive Species
June 23, 2026 20266-233200-01 Xcel Energy Section 5.10 NHIS Resubmittal
June 23, 2026 20266-233206-01 Xcel Energy Section 7_Complaint Procedures
June 22, 2026 20266-233137-01 Xcel Energy Section 4.3.16 Application for Pesticides
June 22, 2026 20266-233133-01 Xcel Energy Section 4.3.4 Independent Enviromental Monitoring
June 22, 2026 20266-233134-01 Xcel Energy Section 4.3.14 Native Prairie
June 22, 2026 20266-233152-01 Xcel Energy Section 5.9 Security Fence
June 18, 2026 20266-233095-01 Xcel Energy Project Ownership
June 18, 2026 20266-233067-01 PUC NOTICE OF PLANNING MEETING
June 18, 2026 20266-233059-01 PUC NOTICE OF PLANNING MEETING - FILED IN ERROR
June 15, 2026 20266-232938-01 Xcel Energy Hazard Mitigation Analysis
June 11, 2026 20266-232787-01 PUC
June 2, 2026 20266-232466-01 PUC Received Outside Comment Period- Tom Mosby - FILED IN ERROR
May 13, 2026 20265-231784-01 PUC May 21, 2026 Agenda
May 8, 2026 20265-231529-01 PUC May 21, 2026 Agenda
May 1, 2026 20265-231328-01 CAH Summary of Public Comments
April 6, 2026 20264-230073-01 Xcel Energy Response to Public Comments and Proposed FOF
April 2, 2026 20264-229946-01 PUC EIP Staff Comments