Plains & Eastern Clean Line
| Company type | Project |
|---|---|
| Industry | Electric power transmission |
| Fate | Project discontinued; Oklahoma segment ownership transferred to NextEra in December 2017 |
Area served | Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States |
| Products | High-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission of wind-generated electricity |
| Parent | General Electric subsidiary (for construction) |
Plains & Eastern Clean Line was an envisioned 4,000 MW high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission project intended to transport wind-generated electricity from Oklahoma to customers located in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States by utilizing the existing Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) network. The proposed route would have linked Guymon, Oklahoma, to a point northeast of Memphis, Tennessee, with a converter station positioned midway in Pope County, Arkansas. Development of the project involved collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy under section 1222 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which supports initiatives to enhance electric transmission infrastructure for clean energy delivery. The initiative sought to expand renewable energy availability to areas that previously had limited access.
The HVDC transmission line was slated for construction by a General Electric subsidiary and was considered a critical advancement toward establishing a North American super grid. In December 2017, Clean Line transferred ownership of the Oklahoma segment to NextEra, including the associated right-of-way easements. This transaction occurred following objections from the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy directed at TVA’s decision to discontinue the project.