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 renewable energy 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 […]
The proposed line will transport wind and solar energy entirely underground between the nation’s largest electric power markets Direct Connect Development Company (DC DevCo) today announced the SOO Green Renewable Rail project (SOO Green). SOO Green is a proposed 349-mile, 2,100 MW, 525 KV high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission line that will run underground […]