PLATTSMOUTH – The Omaha Public Power District is meeting with local officials to launch the planning phase of a new, 40-mile electrical transmission line that would connect the Cass County station with a substation near Nebraska City.
The utility describes the 345 kilovolt, extra-high voltage line as the largest it has built since 2016.
A press release says the line will improve the north and south flow of electricity and will meet a need identified by the Southwest Power Pool to support reliability and growth…