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PSC grants CPCN for ATC’s Western Feed transmission line to serve new large loads in Mount Pleasant
Summary
The Public Service Commission granted American Transmission Company a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the Western Feed transmission line project (docket 137CE209), selecting a preferred route segment and adopting staff- and DNR-recommended conditions to address reliability, land‑use and environmental concerns.
The Public Service Commission on April 10, 2025, approved American Transmission Company’s application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct and operate the Western Feed transmission line in the village of Mount Pleasant (docket 137CE209).
Commissioner Hawkins, who led the discussion, said the project was needed to serve several new large loads under construction in southeastern Wisconsin and that modeling and staff verification demonstrated the existing transmission system could not reliably serve those loads. He summarized the project components as including multiple sets of new double-circuited 345 kV lines, new 345 kV substations, two statcoms, a capacitor bank and other upgrades, and said the preferred route with a total cost of about $625,200,000 was slightly…
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