American Transmission Co.: ATC transmission line application determined to be complete

Contact: Jackie Olson

920-338-6574

jolson@atcllc.com


New power lines proposed for northeastern Wisconsin

DE PERE, Wis. – The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin has deemed complete

American Transmission Co.’s application to build new 345,000- and 138,000-volt

transmission lines in northeastern Wisconsin. The North Appleton-Morgan transmission

line project, part of ATC’s Bay Lake Project, includes facilities in Outagamie, Brown,

Shawano, Oconto and Marinette counties. The project is needed to address reliability

concerns, changes in generation and demand in the region, and the evolution of a

wholesale electricity market.

“Without these reinforcements, areas of northeastern Wisconsin, including Green Bay

and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, would be vulnerable to widespread outages,” said

David Hovde, ATC local relations consultant.

The completeness determination begins an extensive regulatory review by the PSC, the

Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources and Department of Agriculture. The review

will include public and technical hearings as well as an environmental impact statement.

Estimated cost of the project is $307 million to $327 million, depending on the route and

substation alternatives. If approved, construction would begin in 2017 and the line would

be placed in service in 2019.

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NOTE TO EDITORS: Maps, fact sheets and additional information is available at

www.BayLakeProject.com.

American Transmission Co. is a Wisconsin-based company that owns and operates the electric

transmission system in portions of the Upper Midwest. Formed in 2001 as the nation’s first multi-
state transmission-only utility, ATC has invested $3.2 billion to improve the adequacy and reliability of

its infrastructure. ATC now is a $3.6 billion company with 9,480 miles of transmission lines and 529

substations. The company is a member of the MISO regional transmission organization, and provides

nondiscriminatory service to all customers, supporting effective competition in energy markets without

favoring any market participant. For more information, visit our website at www.atcllc.com.