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August 5, 2023

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Company makes grants to rural communities

There’s a potentially existential problem that few people ever think about: the United States doesn’t have a single, unified national…

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March 7, 2023

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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…

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February 14, 2023

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$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…

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February 3, 2023

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Montana targeted for new $2.5 billion transmission line between Colstrip and Bismarck

A $2.5 billion transmission line bridging the eastern and western power grids of the United States has been proposed for…

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January 31, 2023

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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…

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January 30, 2023

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ALLETE, Grid United join forces to develop key transmission link to enhance reliability of the nation’s electric grid

North Plains Connector, a new, approximately 385-mile high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) transmission line from central North Dakota to Colstrip, Montana. The…

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November 8, 2022

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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….

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October 14, 2022

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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…

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August 11, 2022

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Brant Johnson, Vice President – North Plains Connector, joined Voices of Montana to discuss Grid United’s mission to unite the…

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June 30, 2022

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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…

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