The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced it will no longer pursue its proposed Midwest-Plains and Plains-Southwest National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETC) in Kansas. The announcement comes as DOE begins Phase 3 of the NIETC Designation Process, which included refining geographic boundaries of proposed NIETCs. 

Kansas Farm Bureau opposed the process from the beginning and appreciates efforts made to halt the proposals. 

“I am pleased to see the U.S. Department of Energy has announced it will not designate any portion of Kansas as a National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC),” Kansas Farm Bureau President Joe Newland says. “For nearly two years, Kansas Farm Bureau has fought the NIETC rules and then both of the proposed NIETC designations in Kanas because it would override the authority of state regulators and give developers an unfair edge in negotiations with landowners. I am grateful for the leadership of Rep. Tracey Mann and Sens. Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall to help keep NIETC designations out of Kansas. I am also thankful for our members and others who provided valuable feedback throughout the process and secured a huge victory for landowners across the state.”

Read the full press release from DOE here.