Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Wind Energy Storage Facility Apparently Approved -- But We're Not There Yet -- January 7, 2026

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The Bismarck Tribune has this story behind a paywall: North Dakota regulators on Wednesday approved the state's first energy storage facility. where will that storage facility be?

Google Gemini, no paywall:

  • Key data points:
  • key developer: NextEra Energy
  • purpose: to store excess energy from nearby wind farms
    • 140 megawatts; Bis-Man for four hours 
  • ND's first energy storage facility
    • Emmons County, 20 miles NE of Linto
  • second facility planned
    • Burke County, 10 miles south of Columbus 

How much energy could be stored, link here:

It would store up to 140 megawatts of power from a nearby wind farm in times of increased demand. As an example, that much power could keep the Bis-Man area and the Mandan refinery running up to four hours, according to the Public Service Commission.

How much would the Linton project cost: $180 million.