The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection has recently prepared agricultural impacts statements (AIS) for the following electric projects (e.g. transmission lines, electric generation, substations etc.) in Wisconsin. Past electric project AIS documents can be accessed from the AIS Publication Archive under the Additional Resources sidebar.
Projects that contain a “PSC Docket" link, indicate that the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSC) has regulatory authority over the project. The PSC Docket link, where listed, will redirect you to the project docket information on the PSC website.
Utilities may also communicate project updates, developments and interactive maps for larger electric projects on a separate website. Where available, these project specific utility websites are linked.
Projects
Alma to Blair Transmission Line Project (LRTP-4): Buffalo and Trempealeau Counties (DATCP#4594, PSC DOCKET #1515-CE-103)Construction of a new 345-kV electric transmission line in Buffalo and Trempealeau Counties, WI (“the Project”) by the Dairyland Power Cooperative (“Dairyland”), a project also known as Long Range Transmission Planning (LRTP) 4. The Project is part of a series of regional projects that the Mid-Continent Independent System Operator (MISO) is developing alongside energy companies throughout the Upper Midwest to identify new transmission projects that can be built to manage a new energy system called Long Range Transmission Planning (LRTP). The Project is also known as LRTP-4 and is part of Tranche 1 in the series.
Ashland-Ironwood Transmission Line Relocation Project: Ashland and Iron Counties (DATCP#4424,
PSC Docket #4220-CE-183)
Relocation and reconstruction of electric transmission lines W3316 (115kV), W3351 (88kV), W3606 (34.5 kV) and W3607 (34.5 kV) from the City of Ashland in Ashland County, WI to the City of Ironwood in Gogebic County, MI.
Cambria Substation: Columbia County (DATCP#4433)Acquisition in the Town of Courtland to replace aging substation facility in the Village of Cambria.
Cardinal-Hickory Creek Transmission Line Project: Dane, Grant and Iowa Counties (DATCP#3873,
PSC Docket #05-CE-146)
Proposed 345-kV electric transmission line from the Cardinal Substation in Dane County, southwest to the village of Cassville and across the Mississippi River, to the Hickory Creek Substation in Dubuque County, Iowa.
Grid Forward - Central Wisconsin (LRTP-6): Adams, Clark, Columbia, Green Lake, Jackson, Marquette, Portage, Trempealeau, Waushara, and Wood Counties (DATCP#4605, PSC DOCKET #1515-CE-103)Construction of a new 345-kV electric transmission line across 11 Wisconsin counties (“the Project”) in a joint project between the American Transmission Company (ATC) and Northern States Power - Wisconsin (NSPW), a project also known as Long Range Transmission Planning (LRTP) 6. The Project is part of a series of regional projects that the Mid-Continent Independent System Operator (MISO) is developing alongside energy companies throughout the Upper Midwest to identify new transmission projects that can be built to manage a new energy system called Long Range Transmission Planning (LRTP). The Project is also known as LRTP-6 and is part of Tranche 1 in the series.
Howards Grove-Erdman Transmission Line Project: Sheboygan County (DATCP#4419,
PSC Docket #137-CE-195) Construction of a new 138 kV electric transmission line between the Village of Howards Grove and the unincorporated community of Erdman in Sheboygan County, WI.
Kieler Substation: Grant County (DATCP#4611)
Acquisition in the Town of Paris to replace aging substation facility in the Village of Kieler.
Construction of a new 161kV substation in the Town of Cylon in St. Croix County, WI
Construction of a new 138-kV line in the Town of Paris in Kenosha County, WI
Construction of a new 138 kV line in the Towns of Mitchell and Lyndon in Sheboygan County, WI
Construction of two new double-circuit 345-kV transmission lines connecting to the American Transmission Company's new Jupiter and Cosmos Substations within the Villages of Yorksville, Mount Pleasant and Sturtevant in Racine County, WI.
Ripon Operations Center: Fond du Lac County (DATCP#4476,
PSC Docket #6680-CU-111)
Relocation and reconstruction of Wisconsin Power and Light's Ripon Operation Center in Fond du Lac County, WI.
Sharon–West Substation: Walworth County (DATCP#4452)
Construction of a new electric distribution substation to provide power to a new manufacturing facility in the Village of Sharon in Walworth County, WI.