Athens - Coopers Corner BESS is a 3 MW storage power plant in the United States, operated by Gopher Energy Storage LLC and commissioned in 2019. Ranked #54 of 104 storage plants in the United States. Its 3 MW represents 0.37% of the country's total storage capacity of 816 MW. The largest storage plant in the United States is AES LAWAI SOLAR Hybrid at 40 MW, making this facility 13.33 times smaller. Nearby plants include Riverside (MN) (585.9 MW, Gas), Cambridge CT (194.2 MW, Gas), and Elk River Station (191.3 MW, Gas). The facility is located in Anoka County, approximately 40 km north of Minneapolis.
7 years old
United States of America, North America
- 7,208. largest of 10,098 plants in United States of America
- #32,056 worldwide by installed capacity
- #77 of 135 Storage plants worldwide
7 years in operation
Storage fleet average: 9.6 years
Gopher Energy Storage LLC operates 3 plants totalling 15 MW
191 plants within 100 km, 9,909 MW combined
Location
Zero Direct Emissions
Athens - Coopers Corner BESS is a storage power plant producing approximately 5 GWh of clean electricity per year with zero direct CO₂ emissions during operation.
Technical Details
- Primary Fuel Type
- Storage
- Energy Source
- Non-Renewable
- Country
United States of America- Continent
- North America
- Data Source
- Global Power Plant Database
United States of America — Energy Profile
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