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Grain Belt Express

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Grain Belt case heads back to appellate court

SPRINGFIELD (FarmWeekNow) -- The Illinois Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s ruling that Grain Belt Express (GBX) did not demonstrate sufficient financing for a proposed multi-state transmission line that crosses nine Illinois counties and remanded the rest of the case back to the appellate court. In a 6-0 ruling, the court said GBX met its duty under the Public Utilities Act to show it could finance the project “without significant adverse financial consequences for the utility or its customers.’ “The […]

todayFebruary 5, 2026 110 5

Invenergy SBE power transmission

Letters To The Editor

LETTER: Support alternatives to overhead power transmission lines

The Energy Transaction Act (PA 102-0662) was signed into law in September 2021. This granted Grain Belt Express the ability to construct high voltage direct current power transmission lines in Illinois. This is, unfortunately, with the use of the right of eminent domain. The proposed project has plans to build overhead transmission lines. They are unsightly to the citizens. They are disruptive to the farmers and to wildlife/animal migration patterns. Additionally, these lines are inherently subject to routine maintenance and […]

todayJanuary 28, 2022 193

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