Catch the latest energy news from around the region. Check back for these bimonthly Energy News Roundups. A mothballed nuclear power plant in Michigan just took a huge step toward being the first in the country to start back up after retiring.
#chicago #energynews #GrainBeltExpress #newyork #PalisadesMichigan’s historic nuclear plant restart still a go, federal regulators say | Great Lakes Now
Michigan’s historic nuclear plant restart still a go, federal regulators say | Great Lakes Now
Catch the latest energy news from around the region. Check back for these bimonthly Energy News Roundups. A mothballed nuclear power plant in Michigan just took a huge step toward being the first in the country to start back up after retiring. Federal regulators authorized owner Holtec International late last month to start loading fuel into the […]
Great Lakes Nowhttps://www.enr.com/articles/61089-feds-withdraw-49b-loan-for-grain-belt-express-power-line-as-clean-power-prospects-dim
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#GrainBeltExpress, an 800mi, 600kV high-voltage #directcurrent line, was designed to carry up to 5 GW of wind and solar power from #Kansas through #Missouri to #Illinois and #Indiana…covering 530 miles from western Kansas to central Missouri, was expected to cost $4.4 billion, including converter stations and right-of-way acquisition…Grain Belt Express secured voluntary transmission service agreements with 39 Missouri municipal utilities—up to 25MW.

Feds Withdraw $4.9B Loan for Grain Belt Express Power Line as Clean Power Prospects Dim
<p>Despite Trump administration loan guarantee withdrawal for the estimated <span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); font-style: normal; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none;">$7-billion to $11-billion</span><span style="caret-color: rgb(0, 29, 53); font-style: normal; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none;"> midwest transmission project</span>, developer said it would continue forward by securing capital through other sources.</p>
Engineering News-RecordInvenergy moving forward on Phase 1 of
#GrainBeltExpress transmission line in the Midwest. 🔌💡
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Invenergy announces Phase I Grain Belt Express contracts - High Plains Journal
Grain Belt Express, the largest electric transmission project in the United States, has awarded nearly $1.7 billion in in contracts.
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