Grain Belt Express transmission line has another shot at approval from...
Developers of a wind energy transmission line have another shot at gaining the regulatory approval they need in Missouri, a state where the project has faced strong opposition. The Missouri Public...
View ArticleQ&A: Clean energy advocate retires from career as utility executive
The 1970s were a time of change for the electric power industry in Minnesota as new coal plants came online and new transmission lines met with extraordinary resistance that involved toppling and...
View ArticleMissouri regulators, ‘unable to act in public interest,’ deal Grain Belt...
Even though four of its five members stated unequivocally that a proposed wind energy transmission line would be in the public interest, the Missouri Public Service Commission on Wednesday said it...
View ArticleFormer Missouri governor takes on transmission developer’s legal challenge
In the wake of one more rejection this morning from the Missouri Public Service Commission, the company trying to develop a high-voltage transmission line to ferry new wind energy from the Midwest to...
View ArticleQ&A: How counties can use transmission revenue for local benefits
A new report aims to highlight the financial benefits that transmission projects can bring to rural counties. Specifically, the report from the Center for Rural Affairs takes a closer look at how...
View ArticleFor grid resiliency, Midwest utility joins others in sharing critical...
A major Midwestern energy company has joined a regional effort to share critical transmission equipment when the power grid needs it most. Ameren Corp. — which includes Ameren Illinois, Ameren...
View ArticleIowa utility seeks millions for grid, but offers few details
One of Iowa’s two major utilities wants to spend – and charge its customers – nearly $1 billion over the next several years to modernize its grid, and advocates want to ensure that money is spent...
View ArticleGrain Belt Express developer seeks expedited decision by Missouri Supreme Court
The developer of a long-distance, high-voltage transmission line has asked the Missouri Supreme Court to rule on the project in the hope of achieving a faster resolution to the long-stymied project....
View ArticleUtilities say CapX2020 transmission project prompting wind energy growth
Finished in late September after more than a decade of planning and construction, the 800-mile-long CapX2020 transmission project has prompted more than 3,600 megawatts of clean energy project...
View ArticleDeveloper seeks to bury transmission lines along railroad corridors
While proposed long-distance, high-voltage transmission projects continue to be stymied by hostile landowners and disapproving state regulators, a new transmission strategy is taking root in the...
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