Invenergy Announced Plans For Spur to Callaway County

Invenergy has announced the addition of a spur line from the Grain Belt Express transmission line. Ron Gillett is a spokesman for Invenergy.

Gillett says the demand should be there.

The overall investment in Grain Belt will now be $7 billion.

The company announced it plans to increase the total line capacity from four thousand to five thousand megawatts. The Associated Industries of Missouri and Illinois Manufacturers Association supported the announcement, saying it will save consumers in both states a total of about $7.5 billion in energy costs.