Cardinal-Hickory Creek: Consumer advocates say line not needed, benefits in doubt


Cardinal-Hickory Creek: Consumer advocates say line not needed, benefits in doubt


Wisconsin’s utility customer advocacy group has joined landowners, local governments and environmental groups urging Wisconsin regulators to reject a proposed high-voltage power line project, which they call outdated technology.

In a legal brief filed Friday, the Citizens Utility Board said there’s no evidence the $500 million line, known as Cardinal-Hickory Creek, is needed for reliability and it may not deliver the benefits its owners promise...

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Ken Notes: I wish we could create a winning scenario here. So often when we say no the future plans are even worse. I would like to see us maximixe existing developed corridors rather than carve new ones. It will be interesting to see if distributed power can reduce our need for major lines and what the grid will look like in the future.

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