EL26-014 - In the Matter of the Application of Crowned Ridge Energy Storage I, LLC for a Permit for an Energy Conversion Facility
Date of Notice of Filing: 05/21/26 ♦ Pending
Agendas:
June 2, 2026, Agenda of Commission Meeting
July 14, 2026, Agenda of Commission Meeting
July 28, 2026, Agenda of Commission Meeting
August 11, 2026, Agenda of Commission Meeting
Minutes:
Minutes of the June 2, 2026, Commission Meeting
Minutes of the July 14, 2026, Commission Meeting
Minutes of the July 28, 2026, Commission Meeting
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Public Input Meeting
A public input meeting on the application and project will be held Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. CDT at the Waverly/South Shore School Gymnasium, 319 Mary Pl. Waverly South Dakota.
Energy Conversion & Electric Transmission Facilities Siting Guide
Orders:- 05/15/26 - Notice of Application; Order for and Notice of Public Input Meeting; Notice of Opportunity to Apply for Party Status
- 06/04/26 - Order Assessing Filing Fee; Order Authorizing Executive Director to Enter into Consulting Contracts
- 07/15/26 - Order Granting Party Status Applications (Timothy Lindgren, Linda M. Lindgren, Codington Clark Electric Cooperative, Inc.)
- 07/30/26 - Order Granting in Part and Denying in Part Party Status Applications (SDREA, Paul Johnson, Bridget Johnson, Bob Welder)
- 07/30/26 - Order for and Notice of Motion Hearing on Less than 10 Days' Notice
- 08/14/26 - Order Granting Motion for Approval of Procedural Schedule
Filed Documents:
- 05/14/26 - Crowned Ridge Energy Storage I, LLC’s Letter regarding Application
- Crowned Ridge Energy Storage I, LLC’s Letter regarding Confidential Attachment H
- Application
- Appendix A - Figures
- Appendix B - Codington County CUP and Letter of Assurances
- Appendix C - Site Plan
- Appendix D - Aquatic Resources Summary Report
- Appendix E - Select Agency Correspondence
- Appendix F - Sound Level Analysis Letter Report
- Appendix G - Emergency Response Plan
- Appendix H - Cultural Resources Survey Report
- Appendix H - Cultural Resources Survey Report Confidential (not available to the public)
- Appendix H - Cultural Resources Survey Report Confidential (not available to the public)
- Appendix I - Draft Decommissioning Plan
- Application
- Crowned Ridge Energy Storage I, LLC’s Letter regarding Confidential Attachment H
- 05/14/26 - Crowned Ridge Energy Storage I, LLC’s Letter regarding Prefiled Testimony
- 05/18/26 - Commission Counsel’s Letter to Governing Bodies
- 05/18/26 - Crowned Ridge Energy Storage I, LLC’s Exhibit A
- 05/21/26 - Staff's Letter to Local Review Committee
- 06/09/26 - Crowned Ridge Energy Storage I, LLC’s Letter to Notice of Entry of Order for the Circuit Court’s Order Admitting Samantha C. Norris
- 06/26/26 - Crowned Ridge Energy Storage I, LLC’s Proof of Service
- Exhibit A - Public Notice Letter
- Exhibit B - Notification List Confidential (not available to the public)
- 06/29/26 - Notice of Public Meeting, Newspaper Affidavits of Publication
- 07/02/26 - Crowned Ridge Energy Storage I, LLC’s Letter regarding Presentation
- 07/14/26 - Basin Electric Power Cooperative's Petition to Intervene and Certificate of Service
- 07/16/26 - Staff’s Objection to Party Status Applications and Petition to Intervene
- 07/20/26 - Intervenors Tim and Linda Lindgren’s Response to Staff’s Objection to Party Status Applications and Petitions to Intervene
- 07/23/26 - Intervenors Tim and Linda Lindgren’s Formal Request to Extend Intervenor Radius
- 07/23/26 - Crowned Ridge Energy Storage I, LLC’s Response to Party Status Applications and Certificate of Service
- 07/23/26 - Staff’s Response to Lindgren's Formal Request to Extend Intervenor Radius to 5 Miles
- 07/24/26 - Basin Electric Power Cooperative's Response to Staff's Objection to Petition to Intervene and Certificate of Service
- 07/24/26 - Response to Staff's Objection to Application for Party Status of South Dakota Rural Electric Association and Certificate of Service
- 07/27/26 - Response to Staff's Objections to Application for Party Status of East River Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. and Certificate of Service
- 07/29/26 - Joint Motion for Approval of Procedural Schedule
- 08/03/26 - South Dakota Rural Electric Association's Response to Joint Motion for Approval of Procedural Schedule and Certificate of Service

