Letter from Grain Belt Express to U.S. Energy Secretary Wright
July 11, 2025
July 11, 2025—Dear Secretary Wright, President Trump’s infrastructure agenda and your leadership are making America energy dominant, secure, and prosperous. Unfortunately, U.S. Senator Josh Hawley and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey are declaring open season on America’s ability to build needed energy infrastructure. We ask you to put this unfounded noise aside and affirm a commitment to the Grain Belt Express to reach closing, following the fulfillment of conditions negotiated in our Conditional Commitment.
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July 10, 2025
Grain Belt Express today issued the following statement in response to a tweet from Senator Josh Hawley: This is bizarre. Senator Hawley is attempting to kill the largest transmission infrastructure project in U.S. history which is already approved by four states and is aligned with the President’s energy dominance agenda. Senator Hawley is trying to deprive Americans billions of dollars in energy cost savings, thousands of jobs, grid reliability and national security, all in an era of exponentially growing demand.
Read MoreGrain Belt Express is a test of America’s will to build
July 2, 2025
American strength and security depends on winning global races in artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced manufacturing, while ensuring affordable, reliable power for communities. Doing so requires meeting surging electricity demand and securing grid reliability – which requires building new, immediate, large-scale physical infrastructure.
Read MoreWith Invenergy’s Support, Prysmian Doubles Down on U.S. Manufacturing and Domestic Energy Supply Chains
June 24, 2025
Williamsport, Pa., June 20, 2025 – – A world leader in energy expansion and digital transformation, Prysmian announced today that it added 51,000 square feet and 27 additional permanent jobs to its Williamsport facility as a result of a supply and manufacturing agreement with Invenergy—America’s largest privately held independent power producer.
Read MorePower generation company to invest $11B to strengthen US electricity infrastructure
May 7, 2025
The Grain Belt Express transmission line, meant to provide 5,000 megawatts of additional energy delivery capacity, will go through Kansas, Missouri, Illinois and Indiana, Invenergy said. In total, it will be 800 miles long.
Read MoreGrain Belt Express Awards $1.7B to U.S. Contractors Quanta and Kiewit to Build Largest Transmission Line in U.S. History
May 7, 2025
Kansas City, MO – Grain Belt Express, the largest electric transmission project in the U.S., today announced nearly $1.7 billion in combined U.S. contractor awards to Quanta Services (Quanta), a leader in specialized infrastructure solutions for the energy industry, and Kiewit Energy Group Inc. (Kiewit), one of America’s leading engineering, construction and procurement companies.
Read MoreInvenergy and Hubbell Announce Supply Chain Agreement Partnership, Supporting Local Jobs and US Infrastructure
January 16, 2025
CENTRALIA, MO – Equipment for America’s largest power grid infrastructure project will support local jobs, thanks to new details announced today of a supply agreement between Centralia’s largest employer, Hubbell and Invenergy, America’s largest privately held independent power producer and the developer of the Grain Belt Express transmission line serving Missouri.
Read MoreKansas Corporation Commission Approves Grain Belt Express AC Collector Application
September 26, 2024
TOPEKA, KS – Today, the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) approved a siting permit application from Grain Belt Express LLC, establishing the route for two inter-related 345 kV alternating current (AC) transmission lines and their associated facilities, as part of the Southwest Kansas “AC Collector System.”
Read MoreWashington County News: Public encouraged to comment on NIETC transmission line
September 25, 2024
Invenergy proposes width reduction of corridor Invenergy, the owner of the Grain Belt Express transmission line, which is separate from the NIETC, submitted supplemental comments to the Department of Energy (DOE), proposing a significant reduction in the corridor’s width – from 5 miles to 0.5 miles – a recommendation that would support just one transmission line in the corridor, which would be theirs.
Read MoreBlog Post: Invenergy calls for US Department of Energy to significantly narrow proposed Midwest-Plains NIETC corridor
September 10, 2024
As America’s energy needs increase, one of the most critical challenges is ensuring more affordable and reliable transmission of electricity from areas of available supply to regions with high demand. Based on findings from the National Transmission Needs Study, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in May 2024 announced ten preliminary proposed National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETCs) to serve this need.
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