Request for Proposal: North Plains Connector Transmission Project
North Plains Connector is pleased to announce the release of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for geotechnical engineering services. Key Details How To Participate Important Dates Contact for RFP Inquiries For questions regarding these RFPs or to submit an Intent to Bid, please contact: Joscelin SacconeVice President of Project Executionvendors@gridunited.com(346) 348-2053 We look forward to […]
Request for Proposal: North Plains Connector Transmission Project
North Plains Connector is pleased to announce the release of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for civil survey services. Key Details How To Participate Important Dates Contact for RFP Inquiries For questions regarding these RFPs or to submit an Intent to Bid, please contact: Joscelin SacconeVice President of Project Executionvendors@gridunited.com(346) 348-2053 We look forward to […]
Request for Proposal: North Plains Connector Project
North Plains Connector is pleased to announce the release of a Request for Proposal (RFP) for high-voltage direct current (HVDC) Owner’s engineering services. Key Details How To Participate Important Dates Contact for RFP Inquiries For questions regarding these RFPs or to submit an Intent to Bid, please contact: Joscelin SacconeVice President of Project Executionvendors@gridunited.com(346) 348-2053 […]
Empowering Communities: Montana Community Foundation and North Plains Connector Community Investment Program Award more than $230,000 in Grants for Rosebud, Custer and Fallon Counties
The Community Investment Program (CIP), a program at the Montana Community Foundation (MCF) supported by North Plains Connector, is excited to announce the distribution of $230,230 in grants across Rosebud, Custer and Fallon Counties. North Plains Connector established this program to help address community needs in the counties through which the North Plains Connector project […]
Request for Proposal: North Plains Connector Project
North Plains Connector is pleased to announce the release of three Requests for Proposals (RFPs) for the design, construction, and commissioning of the proposed ±525kV, 3GW HVDC transmission line and associated infrastructure.
NorthWestern Energy signs agreement for North Plains Connector megawatts
NorthWestern Energy announced Thursday it is joining a new high voltage transmission project that will help expand Montana’s grid and meet the state’s increasing energy demand.
In a news release, the utility said it plans to own 10% of a 3,000 megawatt transmission line to be built from Bismarck, North Dakota, to Colstrip, and it signed a nonbinding memorandum of understanding with North Plains Connector.
NorthWestern Energy partners on high-voltage transmission line
NorthWestern Energy announced Thursday that it is partnering on a high-voltage transmission line that aims to connect the nation’s eastern and western electricity grids.
Montana’s largest utility has entered into an agreement with transmission developer Grid United and Minnesota energy company ALLETE for 10% of the capacity on the North Plains Connector, 3,000-megawatt, 420-mile line that will connect Colstrip with Bismark, North Dakota.
Puget Sound Energy Signs on with North Plains Connector
Puget Sound Energy has become the latest utility to stake a claim in the North Plains Connector, a 420-mile transmission line from central North Dakota to southeast Montana.
PSE signed a nonbinding agreement with Grid United’s North Plains Connector LLC to buy 750 MW of transfer capacity on the 3,000-MW line — a 25% share. Financial terms weren’t disclosed for the deal, announced Dec. 9.
Supporting more electric transmission in North Dakota
The power grid in North Dakota, much like the state’s highway system, requires expansion to meetgrowing demands. Just as Interstate 94 connects communities across the Midwest, new transmissionlines are needed to connect power producers to regional markets. This expansion is essential to meetboth current and future electricity needs, ensuring our communities have electricity when they […]
Colstrip Launches First High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Transmission Line
Community leaders in Colstrip celebrated a $700 million investment in bolstering affordable, reliable energy in Montana through the North Plains Connector Interregional Innovation project. The project includes the development of the first high voltage transmission line between Montana’s east and west power grids.
