THE GREAT MIDWEST

SOO Green HVDC Link   This project takes advantage of co-location within the rights of way (ROWs) of at least three railroads --CP, BNSF,, and illinois Railways. The line was approved by the Iowa Utiity Board. State authority over interstate rail lines varies. The SOO Green facilities will deliver 2,100 MW of wind power principally through underground cable, from western Iowa in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) footprint into the PJM Interconnection, the regional transmission organization,or RTO, that operates the grid and wholesale electricity markets in 13 Midwestern and Mid-Atlantic states, and the Distric of Columbia. Although administrative investigation and litigation involving processes governing its interconnection has slowed this "merchant" project, SOO Green sponsors expect its electrification by 2029 or 2030.