Summary
Department of Energy (DOE), Loan Programs Office (LPO), prepared an environmental impact statement assessing the environmental impacts associated with providing potential financial assistance (a federal loan guarantee) to Grain Belt Express, LLC, for construction and energization of Phase 1 of the Grain Belt Express Transmission Line Project (Grain Belt Express Project).
On July 23, 2025, DOE terminated its conditional commitment for the Grain Belt Express Phase 1 Transmission Project. As part of the ongoing review of its financial assistance portfolio, DOE determined that the conditions precedent necessary for the issuance of a loan guarantee for the Project cannot be met and that it would, therefore, be imprudent for DOE to issue such a guarantee.
For additional information, see Department of Energy Terminates Taxpayer-Funded Financial Assistance for Grain Belt Express.