What county officials and landowners can do: intervention, dockets and the PSC record
Feb 20, 2026
Supervisors pressed presenters about concrete steps counties and landowners can take; presenters advised monitoring the PSC docket, filing to intervene when the CPCN application posts, proposing route alternatives, and using public comment and town meetings to influence the record.
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Vernon County supervisors repeatedly asked Dairyland/NextEra how the county or individual landowners could prevent or materially alter a proposed route. Presenters said the developer proposes routes but the Public Service Commission (PSC) makes final routing and need determinations through the CPCN docket. The project team said: once the application is filed a docket number is assigned and parties can formally intervene; public comments also become part of the record and are considered by commissioners.
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