Blue Lake BESS

A 136 MW battery storage project in Scott County, Minnesota. Blue Lake BESS has work under way on site. Public records name Northern States Power Co - Minnesota as its developer. No public record read so far names its builder.

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The record

What the public record says about Blue Lake BESS, as of 23 Oct 2026.

Stage	Under construction
Construction start	Q2 2026 estimate
Size	136 MW
Location	Scott County, Minnesota (to about 10 km)
Developer	Northern States Power Co - Minnesota
Grid operator	—
Builder (EPC)	Not named yet
Trade subcontractors	in the app
People to call	in the app
Phase windows	in the app

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Questions

Blue Lake BESS, in short.

Where is Blue Lake BESS?

Blue Lake BESS is a 136 MW battery storage project in Scott County, Minnesota. The public page places it to within about ten kilometres; the precise location is in the subscriber record.

When does construction start on Blue Lake BESS?

Groundtrace estimates construction started in the second quarter of 2026. This is an estimate from the project's filings, not a date any record states; the exact date and the record behind it are in the subscriber record.

Who is developing Blue Lake BESS?

Northern States Power Co - Minnesota, as the public record names it.

Who is building Blue Lake BESS?

No public record read so far names a builder for Blue Lake BESS. Groundtrace leaves the field empty rather than guess, and fills it when a permit, a filing or the builder's own page names one.