• TOTAL LINE LENGTH FOR: Approximately 252 miles traversing portions of 12 Iowa and four
Illinois counties
o MVP 3 – Clay, Humboldt, Kossuth, O’Brien, Palo Alto and Webster counties in Iowa
o MVP 4 – Black Hawk, Butler and Franklin counties in Iowa
o MVP 7 – Appanoose, Davis and Wapello counties in Iowa
o MVP 16 – Henry, Knox, Mercer and Rock Island counties in Illinois
MIDAMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY’S
MULTI-VALUE PROJECTS
• POLE TYPE: The poles are made of self-weathering steel and do not require painting or periodic
maintenance.
• HEIGHT OF POLES: The height of the single-circuit structures will be approximately 100 to
120 feet. The height of the double-circuit structures will be approximately 120 to 150 feet.
• DISTANCE BETWEEN POLES: The span length will be approximately 1,000 to 1,100 feet.
Existing 161-kV line poles are approximately 660 feet.
• LOCATION OF POLES: The poles will primarily be located along lines of land division, road
rights of way and railroads. The poles also may be located along existing transmission line
routes.
• DISTANCE BETWEEN THE GROUND AND THE TRANSMISSION LINE: The line height at
the structure is approximately 60 feet. The line height at midspan will be at least 27 feet.
• RIGHT OF WAY REQUIRED/WIDTH OF EASEMENT: MidAmerican Energy is requesting a
project right of way width of 150 feet.
• COMPENSATION FOR LANDOWNERS: MidAmerican Energy will pay a predetermined
percent of the average land value for permanent easement and a predetermined percent of the
average land value for temporary construction work space. An additional payment will be made
if a pole is located on a property.
• TRANSMISSION LINE MAINTENANCE: MidAmerican Energy will contact property owners
before accessing the right of way for line repair or maintenance; however, in an emergency,
MidAmerican Energy has the right to make repairs before landowners respond to initial contact.
MidAmerican Energy Company is an energy provider to
752,000 electric customers and 733,000 natural gas
QUESTIONS?
866-950-9588 – Land Services
www.midamericanenergy.com/MVPtransmission
www.midamericanenergy.com
customers in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and South Dakota.
It is headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa.
www.midamericanenergy.com
WHY ARE THE PROJECTS
NECESSARY?
The projects are primarily designed to:
• Improve system reliability
• Relieve existing transmission
congestion
• Improve utilization of existing
generation
• Lower the cost of delivered energy
• Optimize wind generation
placement
• Allow for the regional delivery of
renewable generation
OVERVIEW
In December 2011, the Midcontinent Independent Transmission System Operator, Inc. board of
directors unanimously approved the organization’s Transmission Expansion Plan 2011. The plan is
a comprehensive long-term regional plan for the electric grid that will bring more than $2 billion in
annual benefits to energy consumers throughout the Midwest.
MidAmerican Energy is assisting with the construction of four Multi-Value
Projects, or MVPs, included in the plan. MVPs with partial MidAmerican
Energy ownership include:
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O’Brien to Kossuth to Webster counties in Iowa – MVP 3
Emery to Black Hawk to Hazleton, Iowa – MVP 4
Ottumwa, Iowa, to Adair, Mo. – MVP 7
Oak Grove to Galesburg, Ill. – MVP 16
HOW WAS THE ROUTE SELECTED?
MidAmerican Energy retained an engineering company to perform
comprehensive route studies for transmission lines that would run across
northern and southern Iowa and western Illinois. The studies were
performed to develop a route in accordance with Iowa and Illinois statutes
and the regulations of the Iowa Utilities Board and Illinois Commerce
Commission while minimizing overall impact on property owners and
natural resources. Among the factors considered were land use criteria,
environmental considerations, engineering design criteria and setbacks.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS TO A
LOCAL COMMUNITY OR
LANDOWNER?
The projects create several economic benefits, including
landowner easement payments, an increase in annual
property tax payments to local counties, construction
jobs, and future generation interconnection possibilities.
The new single-pole structures will replace the existing
two- or three-pole structures, which means there will be
fewer poles per mile, resulting in more land available for
farming.
MULTI-VALUE PROJECT 3
TIMELINE
• MidAmerican Energy will construct
approximately 120 miles of 345-kV
lines, rebuild the existing 161-kV
transmssion lines, construct two new
substations and modify one existing
substation.
2012-2014
SEPTEMBER 2014
TO NOVEMBER 2016
YEAR-END 2016
MULTI-VALUE PROJECT 4
TIMELINE
• MidAmerican Energy will construct
approximately 71 miles of 345-kV
lines, rebuild the existing 161-kV
transmission lines and modify one
existing substation.
2012-2014
JULY 2014
TO DECEMBER 2016
YEAR-END 2016
MULTI-VALUE PROJECT 7
TIMELINE
• The project entails construction of
approximately 29 miles of 345-kV,
rebuilding the existing 161-kV
transmission lines.
2015-2017
OCTOBER 2017
TO JUNE 2018
NOVEMBER 2018
MULTI-VALUE PROJECT 16
TIMELINE
• The project entails construction of
approximately 32 miles of 345-kV
transmission lines, rebuilding the
existing 161-kV transmission lines, and
expanding existing substations at Oak
Grove and Galesburg, Ill.
2013-2014
MARCH 2016
TO MARCH 2017
APRIL 2017
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