In the news today…
Transmission:
- Missouri Independent reports that the Grain Belt Express transmission project will move forward despite a Biden administration decision to remove the proposed route from a program offering assistance to transmission lines.
- Utility Dive reports that while some lawmakers welcomed the decision to scale back the program from 10 corridors to three, one proposed route moving forward aims to benefit tribes in three Great Plains states.
Electric Grid:
- Washington Examiner reports the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) said the surge of energy demand growth and difficulty building energy infrastructure is putting most of North America at risk of electricity shortages.
- E&E Energywire reports Vistra now plans to operate a 1,185-megawatt coal-fired power plant in southwestern Illinois through 2027 instead of shutting it down next year as blackout risks rise on the central U.S. grid.