DES MOINES, Iowa,
Feb. 1, 2021:
The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) issued an order today in Docket No. E-22417 approving a petition for a franchise to construct, maintain, and operate two electric transmission lines by
MidAmerican Energy Company (MidAmerican) near the city of
Cumming in
Madison County, Iowa.
MidAmerican s petition (application) proposes to build approximately 3.53 miles of 161 kV electric transmission line that consists of west and east segments. The west segment connects from MidAmerican s Maffitt Lake Substation in
Madison County to an already existing line which is connected to MidAmerican s Booneville Substation in
Dallas County. The east segment connects from MidAmerican s Maffitt Lake Substation in