The Missouri Public Service Commission announced a deadline for interventions in the Grain Belt Express Case.
PSC has set the deadline for Sept. 30. All aplications to intervene and participate in the case must be filed by this date.
To file an intervention, residents can use the electronic filing and information system found on PSC's website. You can also send mail to the PSC secretary.
The Grain Belt Express Tiger Connector line has been a point of contention for Callaway County citizens lately. A protest was held Aug. 30 in front of the PSC building by citizens against the line. They said the line is unnecessary and will jeopardize the farmland on their property.
Grant Belt Express' initial request with the PSC was approved March 20, 2019. This request granted a certificate of convenience and necessity to "construct, own, operate, control, manage and maintain a high voltage, direct current transmission line and associated facilities within eight Missouri counties," the PSC's news release states.
Grain Belt has filed an application with the PSC to get a commission order amending its CCN certificate. It also seeks approval for certain modifications to the conditions for the CCN.
The application for Grain Belt states it expects no material changes to the route, right-of-way or facility design for the high voltage direct current section of the line.
In addition to this application, Grain Belt also requested to be waived of the 60-days' notice requirement after filing their application with the PSC.
The application states the material changes from their previously granted CCN include moving the Missouri converter station to Monroe County from Ralls County, and increasing the capacity of the station. They would also move the alternating current connector line (Tiger Connector line) to Monroe, Audrain and Callaway counties from Ralls County. This line will be approximately 40 miles in length.
The application also states the project will be conducted in two phases.
Grain Belt has requested additional modification for specific conditions within the original CCN, including modification of the Missouri landowner protocols to permit a landowner to receive compensation specific packages for the Tiger Connector landowners.