The Missouri Joint Municipal Electric Utility Commission (MJMEUC) has approved the purchase of a long-term transmission service on the 500MW Grain Belt Express Clean Line to increase access to renewable energy.
MJMEUC, a public power agency that serves 67 municipalities throughout Missouri, said the agreement is expected to save Missouri municipal ratepayers at least $10m annually when the project becomes operational.
The Grain Belt Express transmission project will provide MJMEUC member municipalities with long-term transmission access to wind energy from western Kansas.
The deal, together with a power purchase agreement with a wind generator in western Kansas, will allow several MJMEUC’s member-city utilities to secure wind energy at less than 3 cents per kilowatt hour for up to 25 years.
However, the agreement is dependent on the Missouri Public Service Commission approving the Grain Belt Express Clean Line.
Kansas, Illinois and Indiana have approved the project.
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Clean Line to deliver in Missouri
Public power agency buys transmission service from 500MW link
By EBS