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Developer outlines Neniska Flats battery storage plan; targets Jan. 2026 construction
Summary
Developer described a collocated 200-megawatt battery energy storage system (BESS) to sit inside the company’s existing solar boundary, cited national safety codes, and asked Pratt County to consider a development agreement or zoning update to expedite permitting.
A developer for a collocated solar-plus-storage project told the Pratt County Commission on the record that the company intends to site a battery energy storage system (BESS) inside the previously studied Neniska Flats solar boundary and is targeting a January 2026 start of construction and a commercial operation date in December 2026.
The developer said the battery boundary covers about 14 acres but that the active equipment would occupy roughly 6 acres inside that area. The proposal described up to 200 megawatts of storage with a four-hour duration, and the project team said the storage size is limited by the solar project’s 200-megawatt output.
The developer said the application would include…
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