Alternating Current ( AC) The movement of electric charge periodically reverses direction.
Current
Converter Station
Direct Current (DC)
Distribution
Grid
Interconnection
Substation
Transmission
Voltage
The movement or flow of electrons in a conductor. Current is measured in amperes (amps).
A facility that converts alternating current (AC) to high voltage direct current (HVDC), or vice versa, for transport on HVDC transmission lines .
The electric charge flows in only one direction.
An interconnected group of medium voltage power lines and equipment for the local delivery of electricity between the transmission network and customers . Typical distribution lines range from 15 kV to 34.5 kV.
The interconnected transmission and distribution networks operated by electrical utilities that deliver electricity to customers .
The process by which power generation sources connect to the grid in order to deliver the power they produce to customers.
A point in the grid where two or more transmission lines come together into a series of switches for the control and protection of the grid and for transformation between voltage levels.
An interconnected group of high voltage (69 kV to 765 kV) power lines and equipment (like substations) that transport electricity between power sources and customers. Transmission lines are typically for bulk movement of power.
Electric pressure that drives an electric current through a circuit. Higher voltage lines generally carry power longer distances.
The Grain Belt Express Clean Line will utilize HVDC transmission, an established technology that is ideal for moving large amounts of power over long distances. HVDC transmission lines use a narrower right of way than equivalent alternating current transmission lines and lose less power along the way.
Clean Line intends to privately finance the development and construction of the project and sell transmission capacity to renewable energy generators in Kansas and to utility customers in
Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, and states farther east.
The timeline of the project is intertwined with the regulatory processes in each state the project will traverse. After Clean
Line receives the appropriate approvals from each state utility commission, Clean Line will begin surveying, environmental permitting, signing up customers, and acquiring easements.
Construction will take two to three years and could begin as soon as 2016. Clean Line is committed to using qualified, local vendors to assist in constructing the transmission line.
Construction will not begin for several years. However, we are always seeking businesses that would like to provide services during the construction of the Grain Belt Express Clean Line. If you are interested in submitting your business information, please visit: www.grainbeltexpresscleanline.com.
Clean Line Energy Partners
1001 McKinney, Suite 700
Houston, TX 77002
Clean Line Energy Contacts
Mark Lawlor mlawlor@cleanlineenergy.com
Diana Rivera drivera@cleanlineenergy.com
Adhar Johnson ajohnson@cleanlineenergy.com
Allison Smith asmith@cleanlineenergy.com
Online www.GrainBeltExpressCleanLine.com www.facebook.com/GrainBeltExpressCleanLine
Toll-Free Hotline 1 (855) 665-3438
The purpose of this open house is to:
• Introduce the Grain Belt Express Clean Line
• Share our transmission line routing process
• Seek your feedback to help us refine potential routes
The Grain Belt Express Clean Line is a 700-mile overhead, high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line that will deliver 3,500 megawatts of low-cost wind power from Kansas to Missouri, Illinois,
Indiana, and states farther east. Similar to the trains that carry grain harvested in the Midwest to markets, the Grain Belt Express Clean Line will move renewable energy from the Grain Belt of the country to markets with a strong demand for low-cost, clean power.
Kansas has superb wind energy resources, but development is limited due to a lack of transmission to transport the energy generated from these resources to communities that need the power.
Clean Line Energy is developing long-haul, high voltage direct current transmission lines to connect renewable energy to communities that need it. The Grain Belt Express Clean
Line will give Kansas the ability to move a domestic energy source to market and enable
$7 billion of new, renewable energy projects to be built in Kansas.
$2 BILLION INVESTMENT IN
TRANSMISSION
$7 BILLION IN NEW WIND FARM
INVESTMENTS
5000+ CONSTRUCTION JOBS
500+ OPERATIONS JOBS
MANUFACTURING JOBS
LOCAL BUSINESS PARTNERSHIPS

Clean Line is developing the Grain Belt Express Clean Line in a way that attempts to minimize impacts on existing land use and natural and cultural resources. The Grain Belt Express Clean Line team is gathering a wide range of information through agency coordination, public outreach, existing geographic information sources, and field reconnaissance to inform the route planning process. The route planning process takes into consideration routing factors such as:
• Residences
• Agricultural lands
• State and federal lands
• Recreational areas
• Water resources
• Known cultural resources
• Schools
• Airports/airstrips
• Churches
• Sensitive habitats and protected species
• Community feedback
• Engineering constraints
With input from local officials, conservation organizations, state and federal agencies, and other stakeholders,
Clean Line has identified potential routes for the Grain Belt Express Clean Line transmission project. Because the potential routes are subject to change, landowners within an approximately 3-mile wide “planning corridor” around each potential route were invited to attend Public Open House Meetings to provide feedback.
WE ARE HERE
DETERMINE
PROJECT STUDY
AREA
OBTAIN PUBLIC
UTILITY STATUS
FROM THE KANSAS
CORPORATION
COMMISSION
(KCC)
DEVELOP
POTENTIAL ROUTE
NETWORK
REFINE POTENTIAL
ROUTE NETWORK
IDENTIFY
PROPOSED ROUTE
FILE PROPOSED
ROUTE FOR
APPROVAL BY KCC
KCC HOLDS
PUBLIC HEARINGS
& REVIEWS
APPLIC ATION
KCC DECISION
PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES
STAKEHOLDER
FEEDBACK
ROUNDTABLE
MEETING
OPEN
HOUSE
OFFICIAL
DECISION
77
Ford
Dodge
City
283
283
40
Hodgeman
400
24
70
183
Rush
281
36
281
Osborne
Osborne
Beloit
Mitchell
Concordia
Cloud
Lincoln
Lincoln
Ottawa
Russell
Russell
70
81
136
NEBRASKA
Washington
Washington
Clay
24
77
156
Ellsworth
Barton
135
56
Great Bend
Larned
Pawnee
50
Edwards
281
35
54
183
160
283
OKLAHOMA
Marysville
Marshall
75
Seneca
Nemaha
29
Brown
Hiawatha
Doniphan
Troy
159
56
50
70
160
54
24
335
75
Public Open House Location
1 inch = 35 miles
56
35
59
59
Planning Corridor
This map is for illustrative purposes only and does not represent a proposed route.
The feedback we receive at the Public Open House Meetings will help Clean Line refine the potential routes for the transmission line and ultimately select a single proposed route to file for approval with the Kansas
Corporation Commission (KCC). Landowners will be notified by certified mail if their land falls along the proposed route and will be invited to a public hearing. The KCC will hold public hearings and review the application before issuing a decision.
Detailed maps of the potential routes will be available on the Grain Belt Express Clean Line website after the Public Open House Meetings. Please contact a member of the team if you have any questions about how to access the maps. We will identify proposed routes in Missouri and Illinois at a later date.