DODGE CITY, Kan. (KSNW) — A company that wants to transmit solar and wind energy from Kansas to other places in the Midwest is asking Kansas regulators for permission regarding the route of 62 miles of transmission lines in western Kansas.
Grain Belt LLC wants to site two 345-kilovolt transmission lines. One line will run from Meade to Dodge City, and the other will run from Bucklin to Dodge City. The counties affected are Ford, Meade, and Gray. Click here for the map .
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The Kansas Corporation Commission already approved the Alternating Current (AC) Collector System in 2011 as part of the Grain Belt Express project . In 2013, the route of the Grain Belt Express line was approved.
This new request is for approval to determine the route of the AC Collector System. The KCC will issue its decision by Sept. 30.
First, the KCC wants public feedback. It is holding an open house and public hearing on Wednesday, July 10, at Dodge City High School, 2201 Ross Boulevard. Attendees should use the activity parking entrance.