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Yellowstone County, Montana officials hear proposal for 10-acre battery energy storage facility

May 26, 2026/

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Company representatives told MTN News on Thursday that the battery storage proposal is not connected to the data center project.

A proposed battery energy storage facility in Yellowstone County could mark another major step in Montana’s energy landscape as power demand rises alongside large-scale development projects.

Representatives from NextEra Energy introduced plans at Thursday’s Yellowstone County commissioners’ meeting for the proposed McFarland Energy Storage Project, a battery storage facility that would be built near the NorthWestern Energy substation off Shorey Road, about 10 miles northwest of Billings.

By: Isabel Spartz

 


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