Western Wisconsin power lines under budget; savings close to $60 million


Western Wisconsin power lines under budget; savings close to $60 million


New reports show two recent high-voltage power line projects in western Wisconsin will cost consumers almost $60 million less than originally expected.

American Transmission Company, the primary utility behind a controversial line between Dubuque and Madison, have notified Wisconsin regulators that it will likely trim $46.4 million from the budget of its last big project, known as Badger Coulee.

Approved in 2015, the 180-mile line between Holmen and Middleton was originally projected to cost $581 million, but ATC said it now expects the line will cost $535 million...

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Ken Notes: Since much of the power will continue east should these cost Wisconsin payers anything???

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