Josh Hawley's 'huge win' already wreaks pain on voters in his home state

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Raw Story

September 2, 2025 7:57AM ET


It’s only been a few weeks since the Trump administration and lawmakers like Missouri Senator Josh Hawley succeeded in derailing the Grain Belt Express, a high-voltage transmission line that would have brought clean energy to much of the upper Midwest. It’s not clear whether the project will go forward, but it’s already clear that people will pay more for electricity as a result — and nowhere is that more clear than in Missouri.

The Grain Belt Express would have carried 5,000 kilowatts of wind power from Kansas across Missouri and Illinois into Indiana. The 800-mile project, slated to cost $11 billion and scheduled to begin construction next year, has drawn fire from critics, whose opposition includes its use of eminent domain to cross private property, and has been the target of Republican opponents like Hawley for well over a decade.

After years of lawsuits, regulatory review, and political battles in the Show-Me State, Invenergy, the nation’s largest privately-held clean energy supplier, received state approval from Kansas and Missouri in 2019. It began acquiring access to land as similar work proceeded elsewhere along the route. In March, Andrew Bailey, who was until recently Missouri’s attorney general, urged Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency to cancel the loan. He called the Grain Belt Express a project by “far-left deep staters” dedicated to undermining farmers.

Bailey opened an investigation into the project in July, alleging that Invenergy had overstated its economic benefits, and called on the state Public Service commission to reconsider its approval. President Trump, with Hawley’s encouragement, reportedly called Energy Secretary Chris Wright and told him to cancel a $5 billion conditional loan the Department of Energy approved in November to underwrite construction. The agency did just that on July 23, a move Hawley called “a huge win” for Missouri. However, it’s likely that Missourians will suffer if the line is not built: It was predicted to save state ratepayers almost $18 billion in utility bills in the coming years.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/josh-hawleys-huge-win-will-be-a-big-loss-for-clean-energy-and-ratepayers/

[lapfog_1]

1. might want to fix the story for the folks at rawstory

"capable of transporting 5,000 megawatts of energy,"

5000 kilowatts is a drop in the bucket, might power 1000 homes. 5000 megawatts is 1000 X more.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. They pulled their story from the Grist

Josh Hawley’s ‘huge win’ will be a big loss for clean energy — and ratepayers

[UpInArms]

2. Chicken Josh has been nothing but a loss for Missouri

since he showed up … he is just a POS

[Bengus81]

3. Nothing ever results in cheaper energy for consumers,just larger dividends for shareholders

I should know, we're under the thumb of Evergy in Kansas and they are in part of Missouri too. Those FUCKS with the help of the KCC will be jacking our rates in Kansas by TEN PERCENT when they have the final hearing on Sept 30th.

[lastlib]

9. It's coming in Missouri, too...

Thanks, hawley--( )--you fascist POS!
I'm not on Evergy directly, but my co-op buys power from them. So we're going to get stuck for our share of the bill for this tRumpian fuckup.

[IbogaProject]

4. Electric is up to record prices in mid america

The PJM interconnect annual auction cleared at the maximum price for the second year. On top of the power industry collusion data centers and regulatory delays connecting solar, wind and battery plants are to blame.

[Blue Owl]

5. Leave it to Josh to 'run up' the cost each Missourian will have to pay

[CTyankee]

15. Oh, thanks for this clip! I fondly remember that little shit running like hell out of the Capitol that day!

"When the going gets tough, the tough get going!" as the saying goes...

[Blue Owl]

17. Another moment that should have been a 'campaign-ender' or 'career'ender' for this loser

[CTyankee]

18. Was it Stephen Colbert who ran this clip?

[Blue Owl]

19. He and several others -- even the M$M news reporters were mocking his ridiculous cowardice

As just a few hours before that, he was fist pumping on the capitol steps before the hell broke loose

[TexasBushwhacker]

6. FYI, plenty of farmers and ranchers are happy to have windmills

on their property. Yes, the construction period is a hassle, but once they're up, it's a revenue stream for the land owner.

[Paladin]

7. Hawley is a fuckhead. (nt)

[lastlib]

10. Self-respecting fuckheads won't claim him..... n/t

[Paladin]

11. Nor should they!

Even fuckheads are entitled to some righteous standards.

[Submariner]

12. I can't wait to hear Claire McCaskill give Josh and On-Air vasectomy on MSNBC

when she shreds him for this.

[Pas-de-Calais]

13. Missouri voters need to scrape Hawley from the bottom of their collective shoes SOON

[North Coast Lawyer]

14. Fat Leopard Time

The face eating leopards are about to feast in Missouri.

[ShazzieB]

16. Win???

President Trump, with Hawley’s encouragement, reportedly called Energy Secretary Chris Wright and told him to cancel a $5 billion conditional loan the Department of Energy approved in November to underwrite construction. The agency did just that on July 23, a move Hawley called “a huge win” for Missouri.