Articles from Grid United

North Plains Connector welcomes MDU Resources Group Inc. (NYSE: MDU) to its utility consortium. MDU Resources has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MOU) with North Plains Connector LLC, a wholly owned entity of Grid United, for 150 megawatts of capacity on the 420-mile North Plains Connector high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission project.

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) reaffirmed its confidence in the Southline Transmission Project by selecting Phase 2 of the project as a capacity contract recipient through the second round of the Transmission Facilitation Program. Co-developed by Black Forest Partners and Grid United, Southline is a 278-mile, high voltage transmission line that will connect the electrical transmission systems of the El Paso and Tucson metropolitan areas. Hunt Transmission Services and Black Forest Partners are founding investors of Southline.

The North Plains Connector Interregional Innovation Consortium expresses its gratitude to the U.S. Department of Energy for its support in enhancing the resilience of our electric system. The $700 million grant from the Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships program will help reduce costs for customers and support the development of North Plains Connector, a groundbreaking electric infrastructure project. Building large-scale linear infrastructure is a complex challenge. Reliably meeting the increasing demand for electricity while ensuring resilience of the electric system, is a dual challenge. By working together, we aim to ensure reliability and resilience for customers across multiple regions, providing the energy needed today and desired tomorrow.

Grid United, a leading developer of high voltage transmission infrastructure, today announced the results of a comprehensive study conducted by Astrapé Consulting, highlighting the substantial reliability and capacity benefits of connecting the Western and Eastern Interconnections across three independent system markets – Western Electricity Coordinating Council (WECC), Southwest Power Pool (SPP), and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO).