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Power from the Prairie HVDC Transmission Line - 4,000 MW

Sector: Road • Location: Lake Andes, South Dakota, United States of America

Source: Dodge

Project
Pre-Design

Project to bridge US east and west power grids to export clean energy out of the Upper Midwest with a line traversing southern South Dakota. 4,000 high voltage direct current 600-mile electric transmission line, enough to power around 4 million homes. Will connect on one side to the Soo Green project (DR 201900583617), on the other side to the Zephyr or TransWest Express project (DR 201700516717)

Status
Prospective
Sector
Road, Commercial, Residential, Bridge, Power Transmission, Power Generation (CCGT)
Location
Lake Andes, South Dakota, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
Dodge

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The project “Power from the Prairie HVDC Transmission Line - 4,000 MW” is an infrastructure initiative in the Road sector, located in Lake Andes, South Dakota, United States of America. Taiyo aggregates data on it from Dodge.

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2026-07-22

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Project to bridge US east and west power grids to export clean energy out of the Upper Midwest with a line traversing southern South Dakota. 4,000 high voltage direct current 600-mile electric transmission line, enough to power around 4 million homes. Will connect on one side to the Soo Green project (DR 201900583617), on the other side to the Zephyr or TransWest Express project (DR 201700516717) and to the existing Southern Transmission System (STS). The Wyoming/Colorado end would connect to...

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Country

United States of America (USA)

State

South Dakota

City

Lake Andes

Source

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Dodge

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Road, Commercial, Residential, Bridge, Power Transmission, Power Generation (CCGT)

Article published date

2025-01-27

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