Grid operator bypasses Dairyland, ATC bids for new power lines

Transmission lines.
Transmission lines. Photo by Pok Rie from Pexels.

The electric grid operator for the upper Midwest has tapped two out-of-state firms to build high-voltage power lines in Wisconsin, bypassing joint proposals that included ATC and Dairyland Power Cooperative. The decisions came after the Legislature failed to pass legislation that was designed to give utilities with existing infrastructure in Wisconsin the first crack at building the lines. Conserv...

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