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Missouri Route Announced for Transmission Project
(AP) - A company that wants to build transmission lines to move wind energy from Kansas to Indiana has announced its proposed route through Missouri, but opponents say they'll continue the fight to keep the towers and lines away from their land.
Houston-based Clean Line Energy Partners hopes to begin construction as early as 2016 on its Grain Belt Express Clean Line. The company on Wednesday asked the Missouri Public Service Commission to approve the route through northern Missouri.
The route goes through eight counties: Buchanan, Clinton, Caldwell, Carroll, Chariton, Randolph, Monroe and Ralls.
Mark Lawlor of Clean Line says that in addition to providing access to clean energy, the project would create hundreds of jobs.
But many rural landowners say the project would reduce property values and create a health risk.
© Associated Press
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