US EditionAttorney general demands information from Grain Belt Express
MISSOURI, JUL 2 – Missouri Attorney General demands documents over claims of inflated job creation and eminent domain abuse in the $7 billion Grain Belt Express project, which faces over 50 landowner lawsuits.
- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey demanded documents on July 2, 2025, from Grain Belt Express about its wind energy transmission project crossing Missouri.
- Bailey launched the investigation due to concerns that the project exaggerated job creation, misrepresented benefits, and misled landowners amid nearly 50 eminent domain lawsuits.
- The 800-mile Grain Belt Express, backed by Invenergy, plans to deliver wind power from Kansas to Indiana and has secured approvals in four states but faces legal and political challenges.
- Bailey emphasized that a private company will not be permitted to violate landowners' rights or deceive regulatory authorities in ways that prioritize out-of-state interests over those of Missouri residents.
- Bailey's investigation could delay or revoke Missouri's project approval, reflecting tensions between renewable infrastructure development and landowner rights amid a national energy emergency.
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A Power Line for Clean Energy Was in the Works. Now, an Investigation Looms. – New York Times
Known as Grain Belt Express, the $11 billion line would carry electricity produced by wind farms in Kansas across Missouri and Illinois all the way to Indiana.But on Tuesday, the Missouri attorney general, Andrew Bailey, a Republican, opened an investigation into Grain Belt Express and requested that the state’s Public Service Commission reconsider its approval.
Missouri AG to investigate statewide electric project, calls pitch ‘speculative’
Bailey says the 800-mile Grain Belt Transmission line project presented Missouri with information that was “at best speculative and faulty, or at worst intentionally fraudulent.”
Clean energy power line project faces legal challenge in Missouri
An 804-mile wind energy transmission line slated to cross four states is now under investigation by Missouri’s attorney general, threatening to derail one of the country’s biggest clean energy infrastructure projects.David Gelles reports for The New York Times.In short:Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey launched an investigation into the Grain Belt Express project, claiming developers exaggerated job creation, misrepresented cost savings, a…
Missouri AG Bailey launches investigation into Grain Belt Express power line project - Missourinet
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has launched an investigation into the Grain Belt Express power line project, citing concerns over what he says are misleading claims and potential fraud. Bailey, a Republican, issued a Civil Investigative Demand (CID) compelling GBE to provide documents related to job creation promises, marketing, and landowner outreach. Bailey is also […]
Attorney general demands information from Grain Belt Express
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey said Wednesday that he is demanding documents to back up the claims made about the Grain Belt Express wind energy project. The project will cross Missouri to deliver power from western wind fields to Illinois. The route will run through Mid-Missouri and a connection is planned from north of Centralia to near Kingdom City. That route includes land in Monroe, Audrain and Callaway c…
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