Blue Lake BESSUnder construction
Scott County, Minnesota · EIA plant ID 70098 · Operator: Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
136 MW under construction (Batteries), first expected May 2027 · EIA-860M
Nameplate—MWSummer — MW
Generators0in service · 136 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEB | Batteries | BA | 135.5 | 135.5 | planned May 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.
| Blue Lake | 362 MW | 0.4 km |
| Blue Lake Solar | 3 MW | 1.1 km |
| Shakopee Met Council WTP | 1 MW | 1.4 km |
| Shakopee Energy Park | 47 MW | 4.3 km |
| Koda Biomass Plant | 23 MW | 8.9 km |
| EKS Landfill | retired | 9.3 km |