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December 5, 2025

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Invenergy
DOE Pulls $4.9B in Funding for Grain Belt Express
DOE has terminated its $4.9 billion conditional loan commitment for the long-delayed Grain Belt Express project, saying it is “not critical” for the federal government to support the project.
Invenergy
Missouri AG Opens Inquiry into Grain Belt Express
Missouri's attorney general says he has opened an investigation into Invenergy’s Grain Belt Express transmission project, an 800-mile, HVDC line that has been under development since 2010.
AECI
MISO Drafts Joint Planning Agreement with AECI

MISO has drafted a joint transmission planning agreement with neighbor Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. that is premised on how they currently coordinate.

NERC
NERC Standards Committee Preparing to Welcome New Members
Members of NERC’s Standards Committee said goodbye to several departing colleagues while arranging the committee’s business for 2025.
Invenergy
LPO Announces $4.9B Conditional Loan for Invenergy’s Grain Belt Express
The Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office announced three conditional loans totaling more than $11 billion, to be used to build interregional transmission, an electric vehicle factory and virtual power plants.
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MISO Pauses Long-range Tx Planning in 2025 to go Back to the Futures
MISO will take a breather from its long-range transmission planning over 2025 to retool the 20-year future scenarios that are the foundation of the transmission portfolios.
NERC
NERC Standards Committee Briefs: Nov. 13, 2024
NERC's Standards Committee passed a slate of actions in its monthly meeting.
SPP
SPP, AECI Release Draft Joint Study to Stakeholders
SPP and Associated Electric Cooperative Inc. have given stakeholders until Nov. 15 to review a draft study that has identified potential joint transmission projects mutually beneficial to both grid operators.
NOAA
MISO and TVA Strike Emergency Energy Purchase Agreement, Request FERC OK
MISO and the Tennessee Valley Authority hope to implement an emergency energy purchase framework by Christmas Eve.
NERC
NERC Standards Committee Briefs: Oct. 16, 2024
NERC's Standards Committee approved several standards actions at its monthly conference call.

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