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7-24-2009
Kansas Corporation Commission approves phase II agreement between Prairie Wind Transmission and ITC Great Plains.
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6-1-2009
Prairie Wind Transmission, ITC Great Plains reach agreement on construction of extra-high capacity transmission lines.
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12-12-2008
Prairie Wind Transmission files compromise proposal to build ultra-high capacity transmission lines.
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12-4-2008
FERC approves Prairie Wind Transmission request for key rate components in new ultra-high capacity line project.
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5-19-2008
Westar Energy announces agreement with Electric Transmission America to form new transmission company.
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Prairie Wind Transmission, LLC, is a joint venture between Westar Energy, Inc. and Electric Transmission America (ETA).
ETA in turn is a joint venture between AEP Transmission Holding Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of American Electric Power (AEP), and MEHC America Transco, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company.
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This project will be the first ultra-high capacity transmission line west of the Mississippi River.
It will help allow development of an interstate transmission “super highway” in the Midwest which will allow Kansans to access power markets across the region and allow Kansas to export its vast renewable energy resources to other regions.
It is consistent with the Southwest Power Pool’s plans for new ultra-high capacity transmission lines serving Kansas and the region to:
enhance access to lower-cost electric power markets
improve efficiency of the electric grid.
improve electric power reliability
enable extensive development of renewable energy, namely wind.
The project will provide an economic development boost to the rural area of Kansas by providing jobs during construction and for future operations.
AEP has more experience constructing, operating and maintaining 765 kV transmission facilities than any other utility in the United States.
MidAmerican’s electric subsidiaries have almost 18,000 miles of transmission facilities making it the fifth largest transmission owner in the United States.
Pending necessary regulatory approvals including the Kansas Corporation Commission, these facilities are expected to be in service by the end of 2013.
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