News Releases | American Transmission Co. projects - Part 5
ATC files application with Public Service Commission of Wisconsin for new southeast Wisconsin transmission line
Project will strengthen the electric system in southern Walworth and western Kenosha counties PEWAUKEE, Wis. – Following more than two years of public outreach with local residents, American Transmission Co. today filed an application with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin seeking approval for the Spring Valley-North Lake Geneva Transmission Line Project. The project includes […]
PSC approves order for Badger Coulee Transmission Line Project
American Transmission Co. Jackie Olson jolson@atcllc.com 877.506.6117 Xcel Energy Tim Carlsgaard 612.330.7697 Real estate acquisition work to begin in May MADISON, Wis. – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin today approved the formal order outlining the requirements that must be met in the construction of the 345,000-volt Badger Coulee Transmission Line. Project partners American Transmission […]
Monroe County-Council Creek transmission line project is in service
Project improves electric reliability in western Wisconsin communities MADISON, Wis. – American Transmission Co. on Monday placed into service a transmission line project that will strengthen electric reliability and improve access to lower cost energy in the region. The project involved building a new substation in Tomah, upgrading an approximately 17-mile, 69,000-volt electric transmission line […]
ATC seeks approval to rebuild 14-mile, 138-kV transmission line
Project needed to replace aging lines, strengthen area reliability PEWAUKEE, Wis. – American Transmission Co. today filed an application with the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to rebuild an existing 14-mile, 138,000-volt transmission line in southeastern Wisconsin. The proposed St. Martins-Edgewood-Mukwonago Rebuild Project runs from the St. Martins Substation in Franklin to the Edgewood Substation […]
ATC project to improve electric reliability for Green Lake, Fond du Lac counties
PSC approves 69,000-volt transmission line in area MADISON, Wis. – American Transmission Co. has received approval from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to build a new 7-mile, 69,000-volt transmission line from the Fairwater Substation in Fairwater to the Mackford Prairie Substation in the Town of Mackford. Additionally, 18 miles of 69-kV line from Ripon to […]
PSC signals approval for Badger Coulee Transmission Line Project
PSC commissioners verbally approve Northern Route at open meeting; final order will be issued by April 24, 2015 MADISON, Wis. – Following more than four years of public involvement and regulatory review, the merits of the 345,000-volt Badger Coulee Transmission Line Project were discussed today by the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin. At an open […]
Paris-Albers transmission line placed into service
Project enhances safety, reliability PEWAUKEE, Wis. – American Transmission Co. today energized the Paris-Albers Rebuild Project in Kenosha County. The 138,000-volt, 12.5-mile line, which runs from the Paris Substation in Paris to the Albers Substation in Kenosha, will enhance electric reliability for southeastern Wisconsin. Seventy-seven aging, wood transmission poles were replaced with new wood and steel […]
New electrical facilities approved for Brillion Iron Works
American Transmission Co. to build new substation, short power lines for local reliability DE PERE, Wis. – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has approved plans for $14 million in electrical transmission improvements in the area of Brillion Iron Works to support the local distribution system owned and operated by Wisconsin Public Service Corp. The […]
Final route options for power line project to be presented at ATC public open house
Proposed project will be submitted in April to state regulators for review PEWAUKEE, Wis. – American Transmission Co. is hosting a final public open house on Tuesday, Jan. 27 for the proposed Spring Valley-North Lake Geneva Electric Reliability Project. The open house gives area residents and other stakeholders the opportunity to review the proposed substation […]
ATC awards $55,000 to communities for vegetation plantings
Program continues to support beautification efforts, electric reliability PEWAUKEE, Wis. – American Transmission Co. has awarded $55,000 to 33 communities in its service area to plant trees and other vegetation. The Community Planting Program, now in its second year, supports the reliability of the electric transmission system and helps to beautify communities by promoting plantings […]
