T&D World, Sept. 18, 2023 The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) has issued an order approving a petition for a franchise to construct, maintain, and operate a new electric transmission line in Iowa by SOO Green HVDC Link Project Co, LLC (SOO Green). The petition referred to as the SOO Green transmission line project in Docket […]
Energy Central, Sept. 20, 2023 On September 13, the proposed 350-mile underground 525-kV high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) SOO Green Project gained Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) approval to advance. When energized the project is expected to add 2,100 MW of transmission capacity between MISO and PJM. Meanwhile, on September 15, to spur interregional transmission capacity and bolster […]
Utility Dive, Sept. 18, 2023 The proposed SOO Green transmission line between the Midcontinent Independent System Operator and PJM Interconnection regions cleared a key hurdle when it was approved by Iowa regulators last week. The Iowa Utilities Board on Sept. 13 approved a petition by SOO Green HVDC Link ProjectCo, the project developer, for a […]
September 27, 2021 (Minneapolis, MN – Allentown, PA) – SOO Green HVDC Link (SOO Green) is pleased to announce that PPL Corporation has acquired an ownership interest in the SOO Green project. SOO Green is a first of its kind underground HVDC transmission line located primarily along Canadian Pacific rail that will connect the MISO […]
Sept. 24, 2020 – SOO Green is a proposed high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line that will run underground along existing transportation corridors from Mason City, Iowa, to Yorkville, Illinois near Chicago. The project will connect two of the largest electricity markets in the U.S., delivering abundant lower-cost electricity from Iowa and the upper […]
Project will connect shippers with suppliers and buyers through online platform August 5, 2020 – Minneapolis, MN – Today, SOO Green HVDC Link ProjectCo, LLC (SOO Green) announced the launch of an innovative Open Solicitation process to allocate transmission capacity rights on a first-of-its-kind project co-locating electric transmission line underground within an existing railroad corridor. […]
March 13, 2020 – Des Moines, Iowa – Due to ongoing efforts to limit public contact, the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) public informational meetings for the SOO Green HVDC Link transmission line project will be postponed. Public informational meetings were originally scheduled for March 16 in Bellevue and Dubuque; March 18 in Charles City and […]
Filing Marks Major Milestone In The Development Of The Transmission Line Project Des Moines – Direct Connect Development Company (Direct Connect) has begun the pre-filing process with the Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) for the SOO Green HVDC Link (SOO Green) transmission project. SOO Green is a proposed high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line that […]