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A company plans to build a $174 million industrial-scale battery storage facility near Watertown, South Dakota.

The facility would store excess wind energy and release it during peak demand, powering tens of thousands of homes.

If approved, construction is slated to begin in May 2027, with the facility operational by early 2028.

Last month, utilities regulators voted 2-1 to tell a company that wants to put industrial scale batteries near Watertown that they’ll need a permit before they build.

Last week, lawyers for the company behind the $174 million project signaled plans to do just that.

Crowned Ridge Energy Storage I, LLC, is an affiliate of Florida-based NextEra Energy Resources . The company unsuccessfully lobbied the South Dakota Public Utilities

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