What's Current | American Transmission Co. projects - Part 3
ATC receives approval from PSC for Riverside Transmission Line Project
Project will connect expanded West Riverside Energy Center to electric grid Madison, Wis. – American Transmission Co. on Jan. 12 received approval from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to construct an approximately 4.2 mile, 345,000-volt Riverside Transmission Line Project. The project will consist of a double-circuit transmission line from a planned new substation near […]
Crews continuing to use light-duty helicopter for Badger Coulee Project construction between Portage and Mauston
MADISON, Wis. – A helicopter will be used this month to assist construction crews with Badger Coulee Project work between Portage and Mauston. Ground crews also will continue moving protective mats and installing foundations and poles in this area during this time. Ground and aerial crews will use a helicopter to install bird flight diverters […]
Portion of Badger Coulee Transmission Line Project located in Dane County energized
MADISON, Wis. – The portion of the Badger Coulee Transmission Line Project connecting the Cardinal Substation in the Town of Middleton to the North Madison Substation in the Town of Vienna has been energized. While this 20-mile segment is complete and now moving electricity, the portion of the project between the North Madison Substation and […]
ATC submits application to PSC for Riverside Transmission Line Project
Proposed line would connect expanded West Riverside Energy Center to electric grid Madison, Wis. – American Transmission Co. this week submitted an application to the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin for the 345,000-volt Riverside Transmission Line Project. Project plans include an approximately 4- to 4.5-mile, double-circuit transmission line from a planned new substation near the […]
Crews to use helicopter for Badger Coulee Transmission Line Project
Work will include pulling wires between poles MADISON, Wis. – A helicopter will be used beginning this week to assist Badger Coulee Project construction crews with work along Interstate 90 in Dane and Columbia counties. Helicopter crews will begin pulling wires along the line this week. The route generally follows Interstate 90 in this area. […]
ATC to host open house for Riverside Transmission Line Project
Proposed line would connect expanded Riverside Energy Center to electric grid Madison, Wis. – American Transmission Co. is beginning public outreach for the proposed 345,000-volt Riverside Transmission Line Project with the first in a series of informational open houses for residents and other stakeholders in the area. Project plans include an approximately 4.5- to 6-mile, […]
PSC approves project to rebuild transmission line in Boscobel, Lone Rock areas
Work will improve aging infrastructure, enhance local electric reliability MADISON, WIS. – American Transmission Co. today received approval from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to rebuild and reroute portions of an approximately 28-mile, 69,000-volt transmission line from Boscobel to Lone Rock, Wisconsin. The project will involve: Rebuilding approximately 25 miles of a 27.6-mile line […]
American Transmission Co. files application with Illinois Commerce Commission for new transmission line and substation
Project will provide electric reliability to southeast Wisconsin and northeast Illinois PEWAUKEE, Wis. – American Transmission Co. today filed an application with the Illinois Commerce Commission seeking approval for the Wisconsin-Illinois Electric Reliability Project. Components of this project include: constructing a double-circuit, 345,000-volt transmission line to connect to an existing line in southern Pleasant Prairie, […]
Crews to use light-duty helicopter for Badger Coulee Project
Work slated to begin this week from Town of Middleton to Town of Vienna MADISON, Wis. – A helicopter will be used beginning this week to assist construction crews with work along Segment 1 of the Badger Coulee Project. Helicopter crews will begin pulling wires along the line beginning this week. The route generally follows […]
ATC, Xcel Energy to host pre-construction open house for Segment 3 of Badger Coulee Project
Construction work set to begin this summer for area from Town of Caledonia to Wisconsin Dells MADISON, Wis. – American Transmission Co. and Xcel Energy are continuing a multi-year public outreach process for the 180-mile, 345-kilovolt Badger Coulee Project with a pre-construction open house on July 21 in Lake Delton. “Landowners who may be affected […]