Energy demand is growing – our grid needs an upgrade. Grain Belt Express is the ready-to-go solution to deliver more affordable, reliable and secure power.
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$52 BILLION
In energy cost savings over 15 years, making energy more affordable for American consumers.
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22,300 DIRECT JOBS
Created during construction of the line and new generation.
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$25 BILLION
Invested in new U.S. energy infrastructure.
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50 DATA CENTERS
Can be powered by Grain Belt Express.
Affordable. Reliable. Secure.
Our aging energy infrastructure in the Midwest is struggling to keep pace with growing demand. Now, Grain Belt Express is bringing a vital new solution to millions of Americans: delivering power for homes and businesses, and economic opportunity to communities throughout the Midwest.
At a time when we need every available electron, and electricity that’s more affordable and reliable, Grain Belt Express is energy you can count on.
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Power to Prosper
The single largest transmission investment in U.S. history, Grain Belt Express is a solution to one of the top challenges worrying community, business, and economic development leaders across America: increasing energy bills. Leading American energy company Invenergy is investing billions to help recapture the traditional energy cost advantage that powers our prosperity.
No other project saves consumers more.
Beyond delivering billions of dollars in energy cost savings, Grain Belt Express will generate billions more in economic activity regionally for the Midwest, create thousands of jobs and provide millions of dollars in new, local tax revenue for communities along the route.
All while improving reliability and enhancing energy security.
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Resources for Landowners
Across our projects, Invenergy has relationships with over 15,000 landowners, more than 80 percent of whom are farmers and ranchers. We know how to build, the right way, and that means treating landowners with respect and fairness.
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Unleashing Delivery for All American Energy
Grain Belt Express provides open access delivery for all energy sources based on competitive contracts between electricity buyers and sellers. Since investment in Grain Belt Express is made possible by voluntary contracts, it provides energy consumers the flexibility and choice to buy power from the best, most affordable option.
As a market-based solution to meet growing demand, Grain Belt Express provides customers an alternative to the forced costs imposed on ratepayers by central planning.
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Good News for Families
As energy demands have increased, so have fuel and energy prices. Grain Belt Express means more access to affordable, reliable, secure energy for families and their communities.
Powering Savings. Strengthening America.
Grain Belt Express will deliver more power to more communities — 5,000 megawatts in total. That’s the equivalent of about four new nuclear reactors in transmission capacity to better meet regional energy needs across the central part of the country, while creating a reliability backbone for grid infrastructure that serves 40% of Americans.
Grain Belt Express will now connect four vital U.S. power grids.
Here’s how:
The electricity available to the local utility or co-op serving your home or business is managed regionally in power pools — or grids — that cover large areas. Those pools are shown in the map above.
Grain Belt Express will be the first U.S. transmission line to connect 4 of these grid regions, improving affordability and reliability for consumers across these regions.
