The $11 billion, 800-mile Grain Belt Express is considered the largest electric transmission project in U.S. history, designed to stretch from Kansas to Indiana, carrying enough energy to power the equivalent of 4 million homes or 50 data centers, as the nation’s insatiable thirst for electricity accelerates.
Grain Belt developer Invenergy awarded construction contracts in May. State permits are approved, and 95% of the land acquisition is completed. The 15-year-old project will—if completed—transport more clean energy than any other line in the country, from the central U.S. “wind belt” to the populous Midwest and beyond.
