Grain Belt Express Files to Bring Economic Benefits to Kansas Sooner
March 13, 2023
Grain Belt Express, an Invenergy Transmission project, filed last week with Kansas regulators to amend its project approvals to allow Kansas to realize the economic benefits of the line more quickly.
Read Press ReleaseGrain Belt Express Approved by Illinois Commerce Commission
March 8, 2023
Today, the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) granted the Grain Belt Express transmission line project a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN), marking the successful conclusion of over a yearlong public input and review process. The approval will enable $4.3 billion in expected energy cost savings for Illinois energy consumers, while helping to address growing concerns about regional power grid reliability.
Read Press ReleaseGrain Belt Express selects Siemens Energy as HVDC technology partner
January 25, 2023
Grain Belt Express, an Invenergy Transmission project, has selected Siemens Energy Inc. to supply the high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission technology for Phase 1 of the 800-mile project. Grain Belt Express will deliver 100% domestic, clean, and affordable electricity to homes and businesses across four Midwest states—Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana—and other regions. At 5,000 megawatts of capacity, it is the highest-capacity line in development in the United States, connecting grid regions that serve 40% of American households. Phase 1 of the project is proposed to include an HVDC transmission line that extends approximately 530 miles between the converter stations in Kansas and Missouri.
Read Press ReleaseDOE eyeing loan guarantee for revitalized Grain Belt Express power line
December 20, 2022
The Energy Department is considering granting a loan guarantee to the recently revived Grain Belt Express Transmission line project, The Energy Daily has learned. If granted to underwrite the power line — which would cross four states and knit together four power markets — it would mark the first loan guarantee that the DOE has issued for a high-voltage, direct-current power line.
Read The ArticleTiger Connector Landowners Press Release
December 14, 2022
The Missouri Farm Bureau and other ag groups have asked that Missouri's new forward-looking state standards for landowner protections and compensation to be extended to Grain Belt Express Tiger Connector landowners.
Read Press ReleaseCheaper, Cleaner Energy In Kirkwood’s Future?
November 14, 2022
As winter approaches, energy consumers are getting frightening news about proposed price hikes for electric, natural gas, heating oil and more. Kirkwood Electric recently informed customers of an increase per kilowatt hour for their electricity.
Read The ArticleGrain Belt Express Files to Bring More Power and Energy Savings to Missouri
August 25, 2022
Responding to Regional Market Demand and State Leaders’ Calls, Proposed Project Changes Would Deliver More Power and Energy Savings to Missouri, Benefitting Consumers Throughout Midwest
Read Press ReleaseGrain Belt Express Files for Final State Approval in Illinois
July 27, 2022
Updated economic impact figures, new estimates of energy cost savings, and final proposed routes are provided in Illinois Commerce Commission application
Read Press ReleaseGrain Belt Express developer says new $7 billion plan will boost wind energy power
July 11, 2022
ST. LOUIS — A developer aiming to deliver wind energy across an 800-mile transmission line that’s long been stalled in Missouri announced Monday that it will expand the project’s capacity for even more power.
Read The ArticleGrain Belt Express Announces Expansion, Increases Energy Savings and Local Delivery
July 11, 2022
Responding to Regional Market Demand and State Leaders’ Calls, Project Changes Will Deliver More Power and Energy Savings to Missouri, Benefitting Consumers Throughout Midwest
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