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Post by Logan on Mar 23, 2016 3:55:19 GMT -6
DES MOINES | Applications for energy transmission line projects like the proposed Rock Island Clean Line would be revoked after two years of inaction under a proposal advanced Tuesday by state lawmakers. Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, R-Wilton, who introduced the bill, said it was designed with the Clean Line in mind. The proposed $2 billion, 500-mile Rock Island Clean Line would transmit electricity generated by Northwest Iowa wind farms across the state into Illinois for use in other states. The project was projected to start in O'Brien County in Northwest Iowa. The project has not been cleared by state regulators, and the company wishing to build the energy line has secured a limited percentage of voluntary land easements. Read more: siouxcityjournal.com/news/state-and-regional/iowa/iowa-bill-would-kill-idle-energy-line-projects/article_84f34070-dd3c-5ff1-af86-4397facbf04b.html
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