A $1.3 billion project proposed for south-central Wisconsin would install 765,000-volt transmission power lines and terminals, using 175-foot towers, through Crawford, Richland, Sauk, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Rock and Walworth counties.
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A line outside the door of Lange Center at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville’s former Baraboo campus Aug. 25 is filled with residents seeking more information on the proposed transmission line that plans to run through a 190-mile corridor connecting three power substations.
Jessica Bartley, left, of Baraboo, Wisconsin, and No 765 Line Treasurer Michael Browne, center, talk Aug. 20 during a No 765 Line meeting against the proposed BECI transmission line at the Carnegie-Schadde Memorial Public Library in Baraboo.
Sauk County residents pack the Baraboo Sauk County gym Aug. 25 in Baraboo, Wisconsin, during a Midcontinent Grid Solutions open house announcing the conglomerate’s upcoming BECI Project. The $1.3 billion project would bring a 190-mile, 765,000-volt transmission line through the Driftless Area and southern Wisconsin.
Residents gather Aug. 25 at the Baraboo Sauk County campus in Baraboo, Wisconsin, to share their opinions about the proposed BECI transmission…
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