Consumers are increasingly demanding that their electricity come from renewable sources, and zero-carbon utility-scale wind and solar energy have become the most cost-effective forms of power generation. This shift has led utilities, as well as corporate and industrial electricity users, to procure renewable energy at an unprecedented rate.
At the same time, the growing energy demands of data centers and AI technologies are further driving the need for reliable, scalable electricity solutions. However, developing large-scale renewable energy projects near population centers remains a challenge due to the limited availability of suitable land.
Some of the best wind resources in the world are found in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. However, new wind and solar generation in the Midwestern region known as MISO is bottlenecked by transmission system constraints. The SOO Green HVDC Link will unlock 2,100MW of reliable emissions-free energy from the Upper Midwest to buyers in PJM, the nation’s largest electricity market.
SOO Green will connect clean energy from a diverse portfolio of wind and solar energy projects expected to be built across a broad geographic region in the Upper Midwest. These additional clean energy resources will further reduce the carbon intensity of the power grid and improve MISO’s system reliability.
SOO Green will deliver renewable generation to the PJM market just west of Chicago, providing customers with direct access to a highly reliable and robust source of clean energy.