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Progress on the $2 billion transmission line is accelerating as 65% of the route in Missouri and Kansas has been acquired voluntarily.

Grain Belt transmission line forges ahead amid landowner, lawmaker pushback Allison Kite Missouri Independent On the heels of a historic cold snap that left thousands across the Midwest without power, Kansas and Missouri residents could soon reap the benefits of a massive high-powered transmission line delivering renewable energy.  Grain Belt Express, a project a decade in the making, is starting to acquire land along its route spanning across nearly the width of both states. But even so, lan...

Grain Belt Express promises stronger electric grid — if Missouri lawmakers dont kill it Kevin Hardy and Jeanne Kuang, The Kansas City Star © Mark Reinstein/ZUMA Wire/TNS Wind turbines at the Spearville Wind Farm, on September 23, 2014 in Spearville, Kansas. Developers of the Grain Belt Express say the massive transmission line remains on track to open up by 2025, connecting wind power in western Kansas with voracious demand in the East. The 800-mile project promises to add ...