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Published on 2024-12-16 21:20:46 - MSN
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  • A proposed corridor for power lines across Kansas that offered financial incentives, leeway on permits and eminent domain for power lines shot down.

The article from MSN discusses the Grain Belt Express, a proposed 780-mile power line project intended to transport wind energy from Kansas to Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. The project has encountered a significant legal hurdle as federal authorities have ruled that the developers, Invenergy Transmission, cannot use federal eminent domain to acquire the necessary land rights. This decision stems from the project not qualifying for the National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC) designation, which would have allowed for the use of eminent domain. Consequently, the developers must now negotiate with landowners for voluntary easements or seek state-level eminent domain powers, which vary by state. This ruling could potentially delay or even jeopardize the project, which has been in development for over a decade and aims to deliver clean energy to millions of homes.

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