(AP) — Regulators on Thursday gave the go-ahead for a multistate wind-energy power line to provide the equivalent of four nuclear power plants' worth of energy to Missouri consumers.
At issue is the Grain Belt Express, a power line that will carry wind energy from Kansas across Missouri and Illinois before hooking into a power grid in Indiana that serves eastern states.
Under the new plan, approved 4-1 by Missouri's Public Service Commission, Grain Belt Express plans to bring as much as 2,500 megawatts of power to Missouri.
Previously, state utility regulators approved a line that would have brought only 500 megawatts of energy to the state.
The project will help unlock $7.5 billion in energy cost savings in Missouri and Illinois, according to its developers.
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Invenergy, ”, Ray McCarty, Kayla Hahn, she's, ” Hahn, “
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COLUMBIA, — Regulators, Missouri's Public Service Commission, Investment, Associated Industries of
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Mo, Missouri, Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Chicago, Associated Industries of Missouri