I&M to hold conversations about Greentown-Sorenson, Lulu-Sorenson projects next week

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WPTA) - Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) is offering additional opportunities for community members and landowners to meet with members of the Greentown-Sorenson and Lulu-Sorenson Transmission Improvements Project teams.

They’re inviting people to sign up for a 20-minute one-on-one conversation this upcoming week in the counties involved in the projects.

This offer follows a Community Connect Call held on Thursday, where they provided landowners with more information on proposed transmission projects.

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You can register for a conversation time on the Lulu-Sorenson project here, and the Greentown-Sorenson project here.

No route has been selected for either project. The project teams continue to review the study segments and information received before identifying a proposed final route.

The anticipated dates for the route announcements vary between the projects. A decision for the Greentown-Sorenson project is anticipated by the end of the year, and late February 2027 for Lulu-Sorenson.

About the projects:

• Greentown-Sorenson Transmission Improvements Project: Plans include approximately 50 miles of new 765-kilovolt (kV) transmission line between Greentown Substation in Howard County and Sorenson Substation in Huntington County. The potential route area includes portions of Grant, Howard, Huntington, Miami, Wabash and Wells counties.
  • Proposed map
• Lulu-Sorenson Transmission Improvements Project: Plans include approximately 75 miles of new 765-kV transmission line between Sorenson Substation in Huntington County and a point to be determined at the Indiana-Michigan state line. The potential route area includes portions of Allen, DeKalb, Huntington, Noble, Steuben and Whitley counties.
  • Proposed map

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