Sen. Josh Hawley Calls On Department Of Energy To Cancel Grain Belt Express Line

WASHINGTON D.C.  —  Missouri Senator Josh Hawley is calling on the Department of Energy to cancel a multi-billion-dollar loan for the Grain Belt Express transmission project.  The project is expected to begin construction in 2026 and would carry wind energy through Missouri, Illinois, Kansas and Indiana.  In a letter to Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Hawley argued the project doesn’t have an economic justification and threatens Missouri farmland.  He called for the cancellation of a conditional four-point-nine-billion-dollar loan the department has issued for the project.