Invenergy Files for 345 kV Line to Serve 300 MW Bodark Solar Near Muskogee
A roughly $160 million, 300 MW solar project near Muskogee has moved to the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, and it brings a $20 million, 6.7-mile transmission line with it. OK Energy Today reports that Invenergy’s Bodark Solar Energy Center is seeking a certificate of authority (docket 2026-000086) for a double circuit, 345 kV above-ground line tying into Oklahoma Gas & Electric’s Pecan Creek substation.
The developer is funding both the plant and the line. Because Bodark is not a public utility, it cannot recover costs through rates. Construction is planned to start in 2027 and finish in 2029, per the filing. Seven private landowners have signed contracts, and the footprint could reach 4,000 acres or more (an estimate, since the filing gave no acreage figures).
Invenergy filed “out of an abundance of caution,” noting it is unclear whether the High Voltage Electric Transmission Facility Act covers a line this short. The company projects up to $589.3 million in in-state spending over the facility’s 30-year life.
What It Means for Subcontractors
- No bid stage yet. The next gate is the Corporation Commission’s action on docket 2026-000086. The source gives no hearing date and names no EPC or construction contractor, so packages are unlikely before approval.
- Line scope is about $20 million. That covers 6.7 miles of 345 kV double circuit, which likely means foundations, structure setting, and stringing work for transmission crews (our inference, since the source does not list scopes). A 2027 start leaves the procurement window after the commission ruling.
- Site work could be large. On 4,000 or more acres across seven landowners, civil, pile-driving, and electrical collection scopes are the likely trades (our inference, since the source does not list scopes). Construction runs 2027 to 2029.
