DOE Cancels $4.9B Loan for Energy Project Illinois Lawmaker Calls a ‘Scam’

DOE cancels $4.9B loan for energy project Illinois lawmaker calls a ‘scam’ – Center Square

The U.S. Department of Energy has canceled $4.9 billion in federal loans for the Grain Belt Express, a proposed multistate transmission line that faced pushback from Illinois landowners over concerns about property rights and eminent domain. In 2018, the 5th District Appellate Court ruled the ICC lacked authority to grant the necessary certificate because Grain Belt Express did not meet the definition of a public utility. The case is now before …

DOE cancels $4.9B loan for energy project Illinois lawmaker calls a ‘scam’

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Energy has canceled $4.9 billion in federal loans for the Grain Belt Express, a proposed multistate transmission line that faced pushback from Illinois landowners over concerns about property rights and eminent domain.…

DOE cancels loan for energy project Illinois lawmaker calls a 'scam' - Washington Examiner

(The Center Square) – The U.S. Department of Energy has canceled $4.9 billion in federal loans for the Grain Belt Express, a proposed multistate transmission line that faced pushback from Illinois landowners over concerns about property rights and eminent domain. State Rep. Chris Miller, R-Oakland, praised the DOE’s decision and called the project a “scam” driven by global investors and green energy lobbyists. “This is a huge win for taxpayers i…

Grain Belt Express doomed by funding cut

The U.S. Department of Energy has canceled $4.9 billion in federal loans for the Grain Belt Express, a proposed multistate transmission line that faced pushback from Illinois landowners over concerns about property rights and eminent domain.

Feds Pull Plug On Grain Belt Express Energy

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley and Attorney General Andrew Bailey took victory laps last week when the Department of Energy defunded a long-awaited Grain Belt Express electric transmission line through the state.

Trump DOE cancels massive $4.9 billion loan for 'scam' Grain Belt Express project - Conservative Journal Review

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has pulled the plug on $4.9 billion in loans allocated for the Grain Belt Express project, a green energy project that is supposedly a 'scam,' according to Just The News. The cancellation of this financial aid comes amid growing opposition from landowners and lawmakers in Illinois, sparking debates over property rights and project viability. The Grain Belt Express aimed to span an 800-mile multistate transmiss…