The use of eminent domain by Invenergy Transmission LLC to procure land for the Grain Belt Express, or GBE, has become controversial and contentious. Grain Belt Express is a proposed overhead transmission line that would originate in Kansas and deliver solar and wind power to the Northeastern United States after passing through Missouri and Illinois. Landowners in all three states have steadfastly opposed the line because it runs over farms and homes owned by families for generations. While a majority of citizens have signed easement agreements, they have done so begrudgingly.