CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL

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CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL - ISSUE 242749 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2025

Feds Withdraw $4.9B Conditional Loan Guarantee for Grain Belt Express Power Line

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Developer said it would continue forward on the estimated $7-billion to $11-billion midwest transmission project by securing capital through other sources.

September 15, 2025
Bryan Gottlieb - Engineering News-Record

The U.S. Energy Dept. has withdrawn a $4.9-billion conditional loan guarantee for Invenergy’s Grain Belt Express transmission line, claiming financial shortcomings that officials determined were unlikely to be resolved.

Mr. Gottlieb may be contacted at gottliebb@enr.com


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