The RFI will gather information about the generators’ demand for transmission capacity. The data collected will allow Clean Line to understand better the cost-effectiveness and production potential of the wind resource in western Kansas.
The Grain Belt Express Clean Line is a 750-mile, overhead, direct current transmission line that will deliver up to 3,500 megawatts of clean generation from western Kansas to utilities and customers in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana and states farther east that have a strong demand for affordable, reliable, clean energy.
"We hope the results from the RFI will provide valuable information about generators’ need for the Grain Belt Express Clean Line’s transmission capacity and the phenomenal wind resources in western Kansas," said Michael Skelly, President of Clean Line Energy.
"We look forward to deepening relationships with wind generators and load serving entities as we move closer to our goal to deliver thousands of megawatts of low-cost renewable power to Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and states farther east."
Western Kansas boasts some of America’s richest wind resources, and the Grain Belt Express is estimated to enable more than $7 billion of investment in new wind farms in the region. Clean Line will share aggregate data from the RFI about the total number of megawatts of wind under development, average wind speeds, and average capacity factors with utilities interested in learning more about potential wind resources in Kansas.
