Sherco BESSUnder construction
Sherburne County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 70097 · Operator: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
600 MW under construction (Batteries), first expected Nov 2027 · EIA-860M
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service · 600 MW building
Net generation—GWh12 mo
Capacity factor—not meaningful for storage
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online—
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), primary-fuel units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
No capacity factor available.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSB | Batteries | BA | 300 | 300 | planned Dec 2027 | Under construction | — | coming soon |
| SWB | Batteries | BA | 300 | 300 | planned Nov 2027 | Under construction | — | coming soon |
Owner / operator
Operator: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Sherco LDES | — | 0.4 km |
| Sherburne County | 1,704 MW | 1.1 km |
| Sherco Solar II | 237 MW | 2.5 km |
| Sherco Solar I | 223 MW | 4.8 km |
| Monticello Nuclear Facility | 685 MW | 5.8 km |
| DIVOCSG 11 - Sherburne | 1 MW | 6.5 km |