Electric Transmission - Current Topics

In response to discussions around the state about electric transmission, including the Wolf Creek-Blackberry line (23-NETE-585-STG), the Grain Belt Express, and National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETCs), we're gathering all relevant materials in one place for ease of reference. If you still have questions about transmission issues, don't hesitate to reach out to the Legal Foundation at gradyw@kfb.org. 

Kansas Energy Update from the KFB Legal Foundation:

• Kansas Energy Update - May 2024 (pdf), by Wendee Grady, Director of the Kansas Farm Bureau Legal Foundation (May 2024).

Transmission Update Public Meeting (with discussion of the Grain Belt Express and National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETCs)):

• Transmission Update (including discussion of Grain Belt Express and NIETC proposals) (Video) – public meeting recording from Mitchell County, Kansas, July 30, 2024. Presentation by Wendee Grady, Director of the KFB Legal Foundation

Comments on Federal Transmission Matters:

• Joint Comments in Docket No RM22-7-000, Applications for Permits to Site Interstate Electric Transmission Facilities, 2023.pdf
• Joint Comments in Docket No DOE-HQ-2023-0039, Notice of Intent and Request for Information - Designation of NIETC Corridors, July 31, 2023.pdf
• Farm Bureau's NIETC Field Hearing Request, June 21, 2024.pdf
• Joint Comments to Preliminary List of Potential National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors, 2024.pdf

Comments in matters before the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC):

• Petition to Intervene, filed Nov. 22, 2023, in KCC's line-siting investigation (24-GIME-102-GIE).
• Response to Staff's Report and Recommendation, filed Dec. 11, 2023, in KCC's line-siting investigation (24-GIME-102-GIE).
• 24-GBEE-790-STG - Public Comments from Kansas Farm Bureau, 7.15.24.pdf Grain Belt Express AC Collector Line Siting docket (24-GBEE-790-STG).
• KFB's Initial Comments on Staff's (line-siting) Criteria List, filed Sept. 20, 2024, in KCC's line-siting investigation (24-GIME-102-GIE).

To learn about the Kansas Corporation Commission's efforts to investigate transmission line-siting issues in Kansas, view this KCC docket (24-GIME-102-GIE).

NIETCs and federal authority over electric transmission:

• For more information about NIETCs from the Kansas Corporation Commission, check out this resource.
• FERC has provided this Explainer on its authority to site interstate electric transmission facilities.
• To view Grain Belt Express's supplemental NIETC comments (requesting a narrower corridor), visit their website.

For more information, visit our "Renewable Energy" Resources page.