A recent report by Americans for a Clean Energy Grid found that large-scale transmission lines boost power flow between regions and give greater access to affordable wind and solar generation. The report highlighted additional benefits of interstate transmission, such as “increasing power market competitiveness, hedging against fuel price volatility and other sources of uncertainty” that help protect consumers.
Fortunately, CEJA specifically allows the state—through the Illinois Power Agency—to buy renewable energy from high voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission lines that would bring all of these benefits, as well hundreds of union jobs, to Illinois.
One such project, highlighted by Americans for a Clean Energy Grid and already under development, is the SOO Green HVDC Link. The 350-mile-long climate-resilient SOO Green line will run underground adjacent to railroad tracks…
Illinois’ clean energy goals can be helped by the SOO Green HVDC Link
