Planned Montana-Dakota transmission line to connect eastern and western electric grids
Energy companies are pursuing projects in central and eastern Montana that address the ongoing need to bolster the state and the region’s decades-old electric grid. A February draft transmission study from the U.S. Department of Energy identifies a need for more infrastructure to transfer energy between regional electric systems. Brant Johnson with Grid United, a Texas company that […]
$2.5B power line planned from central North Dakota to southeastern Montana
A Duluth-based energy company with a subsidiary in Bismarck has announced plans for a $2.5 billion power line from central North Dakota to southeastern Montana, connecting three regional U.S. electric markets. Allete Inc. is working with Houston-based Grid United, an independent transmission company, on the 385-mile high-voltage North Plains Connector line. It would run from […]
ALLETE, Grid United plan $2.5B transmission line linking Western, Eastern interconnections
Allete and Grid United plan to build a $2.5 billion, 385-mile high-voltage direct-current transmission line from central North Dakota to Colstrip, Montana, providing a link that would more than double the transfer capacity between the Western and Eastern interconnections, the companies said Monday. To read the full article, please click here.
Proposed high voltage corridor to connect grids through rural Montana, North Dakota
The Fallon County Times interviewed Brant Johnson about the North Plains Connector. To read the full article, please click here.
Western Dakota Energy Association Presentation
Brant Johnson gave a presentation on the North Plains Connector at the 2022 annual meeting of the Western Dakota Energy Association. To read about the presentation and listen to Brant’s comments, please click here.
Voices of Montana audio clip
Brant Johnson, Vice President – North Plains Connector, joined Voices of Montana to discuss Grid United’s mission to unite the U.S. electric grid by building new long-distance, interregional transmission lines and the North Plains Connector’s role in achieving that mission. Listen to the audio clip below.
Grid United and the North Plains Connector were featured in the 2022 North Dakota Transmission Authority annual report
The North Dakota Transmission Authority (Authority) was created by the North Dakota Legislative Assembly in 2005 at the request of the North Dakota Industrial Commission. The Authority’s mission is to facilitate the development of transmission infrastructure in North Dakota. The Authority was established to serve as a catalyst for new investment in transmission by facilitating, […]
