2023 Iowa Lineman Jobs

The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) is collaborating with stakeholders on a $10.4 billion set of transmission lines that could support approximately 53 gigawatts (GW) of wind, solar, hybrid and stand-alone battery storage. The plan estimates the projects could provide 213,000 jobs from building renewable energy and energy storage facilities, plus another 120,000 jobs building the transmission infrastructure. The 53 GW of capacity would provide enough power to supply the equivalent of 12 million homes, with benefits outweighing costs in all of the region’s transmission zones. The Tranche 1 transmission plan yields shared benefits 2.6 times greater than costs, including.