2018

SUMMARY REPORT

10‑Year
Transmission System
Assessment
 Agility, flexibility needed to plan for

Long‑term transmission planning has In today’s marketplace, our customers

always been a complex undertaking,
but it was relatively consistent in the
days of steady load growth and a stable
generation mix. But conditions in the early
21st century are no longer as predictable
as they were in the past, adding new
challenges to the process.
As a transmission‑only electric utility,
we collaborate with our customers
to determine needed replacements,
expansions and connections to the grid.
Recent changes in generation and the
energy marketplace have required us to
be flexible and agile in our planning to
accommodate customer needs.
expect us to respond quickly. In fall
2017, Foxconn selected Wisconsin for its
first U.S.‑based manufacturing facility
for flat‑screen technology. The Mount
Pleasant Tech Interconnection Project
was developed to respond to the needs
of a facility that would constitute the
largest load at a single substation in ATC’s
service territory. We filed an application
in January to build a new substation and
associated transmission lines with the
Public Service Commission of Wisconsin,
which approved the project in July.
Construction will start this fall and the
project will be in service in late 2019.

Transmission investments
Projections from past and current Transmission System Assessments

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

Specific
Network $1.4B $1.4B $1.3B $0.7B / $1.0B* $0.5B
Projects

Regional
Multi‑Value $0.5B $0.5B $0.5B $0.4B $0.3B
Projects

Asset
Maintenance $1.2B $1.4B $1.4B $1.4B $1.5B

Other Capital
Categories $0.2B / $0.8B $0.4B / $1.2B $0.4B / $1.2B $0.3B / $0.8B $0.5B / $1.1B

Total 10‑Year
Capital Cost $3.3B / $3.9B $3.7B / $4.5B $3.6B / $4.4B $2.8B / $3.6B $2.8B / $3.4B

*The Specific Network Projects range in 2017 reflects the fact that Northern Area Reliability Assessment
projects in the 10‑Year Assessment project list and in the MISO Transmission Expansion Plan database may be
replaced by generation being considered in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator generation queue.

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changing energy marketplace
Upper Michigan Energy Resources Corp.,
a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group,
proposed in early 2017 to add 180
megawatts of generation at two sites in
the Upper Peninsula. The project was
approved later that year, and construction
began immediately. This allowed us
to scale back projects identified in our
Northern Area Reliability Assessment.
UMERC’s two plants are located near
existing transmission infrastructure and
will require two new substations and only
a short segment of transmission line to
connect the facilities.
Generation retirements have a large
impact on the transmission grid. We
anticipate that more than 30 percent of
the coal‑fired generation in our service
territory will be retired by the end of 2019.
With the retirement of the Kewaunee
Nuclear Station in 2013, we canceled a
pair of 50‑mile, 138‑ and 345‑kV lines
that had been in the planning stages for
several years – the change in generation
allowed the need to be satisfied instead
with a new substation that went into
service this year. The announced closing
of the Pleasant Prairie Power Plant in
southeastern Wisconsin meant that
another transmission connection into
northern Illinois was no longer needed,
and the Wisconsin‑Illinois Electric
Reliability Project was canceled.
Minnesota
Kingsford Michigan
Wisconsin
De Pere
Madison Pewaukee
Headquarters
Cottage
Grove
ATC Offices
Illinois
We also work with our customers to
evaluate cost‑effective non‑transmission
solutions when examining the condition
of our aging assets. Recently, we made
the decision to retire a 69‑kV line in
northeastern Wisconsin that was in poor
condition when we determined, with
Wisconsin Public Service, that the local
distribution company’s two substations
served by the line could be tied into a
nearby rebuilt 138‑kV line for about half
the cost.
These examples demonstrate the
dynamic nature of the electric industry
today. That’s why it’s prudent to conduct
an annual review of market conditions
and transmission needs. Our 10‑year
forecast calls for a slight decrease in
capital expenditures from last year,
with $2.8 to $3.4 billion in system
improvements. This document contains
a summary of ATC’s planning initiatives,
and an overview of asset renewal and
network‑driven projects in each of our
planning zones.
For more detailed information, please
visit www.atc10yearplan.com.
Jim Vespalec
Director, Asset Planning & Engineering
Ron Snead
Vice President, System Planning
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 Regional and economic planning
ATC is an active participant in a variety of efforts to address regional and inter‑regional planning initiatives
to maintain a reliable grid and capture economic benefits in a dynamic energy marketplace. Policy
initiatives to curb greenhouse gas emissions and expand the use of renewable energy continue to evolve,
and we work closely with our customers to plan for an electric transmission system that will serve their
needs well into the future.
MIDCONTINENT INDEPENDENT
SYSTEM OPERATOR
TRANSMISSION EXPANSION
PLANNING
MISO planning studies address long‑ and
short‑term issues as well as targeted
needs. Long‑term studies primarily look
at value‑based options that provide
economic benefits in the 10‑ to 20‑year
horizon. Short‑term planning is primarily
driven by transmission owners’ reliability
and North American Electric Reliability
Corporation compliance needs in a
five‑ to 10‑year period.
ATC staff participates in the MISO
short‑term reliability and economic
studies in a variety of ways: ensuring
accurate project information is included
in the MISO database, building and
reviewing models, correlating needs
identified by MISO analyses with specific
ATC projects and participating in various
studies and stakeholder forums.
4 A M E R I C A N T R A N S M I S S I O N C O.
MARKET CONSTRAINTS
Two of the five narrowly constrained
areas identified in the MISO region are
associated with ATC, and we continue to
track these as well as other constraints.
Such tracking assists in planning projects
that alleviate congestion within the MISO
market.
OTHER MISO PLANNING
ACTIVITIES
Our planning staff participates in various
technical and policy discussions and
provides future direction for Midwest
Transmission Expansion Plan activities.
We also are involved in joint planning
studies with neighboring regional
transmission organizations, including
PJM and SPP.
MISO and PJM coordinate, conduct and
analyze several market efficiency project
studies. This analysis is reviewed by
an inter‑regional planning stakeholder
advisory committee, which typically
examines economic projects that could
benefit both Regional Transmission
Organizations and qualify for cross‑border
cost‑sharing.
Major projects update
BADGER COULEE
This fall, we expect to energize the 180‑mile,
345‑kV Badger Coulee transmission line, one
of MISO’s 17 Multi-Value Projects designed
to deliver significant benefits to electric
consumers throughout the Upper Midwest.
A portion of the project from the Cardinal
Substation to the North Madison Substation
was placed in service in fall 2017. Developed
jointly with Xcel Energy, the line will:
n offset the need for about $190 million
in lower-voltage upgrades in western
Wisconsin,
n increase access to the wholesale
energy market and provide between
$118 million and $700 million in net
economic benefits over the life of the
line, and
n establish another pathway for renewable
energy into Wisconsin with a connection
to key load centers.
BAY LAKE
The Bay Lake Project is a package of proposals
that address the delicate, shifting balance
between generation, load and transmission in
the northern portion of our service area.
The North Appleton‑Morgan project was
placed in service in September 2018, ahead of
schedule and under budget. It includes 345‑kV
and 138‑kV lines from our North Appleton
Substation in Outagamie County to the
Morgan Substation in Oconto County, Wis.
Both substations have been expanded and
additional work was required at 11 other
substations. A new substation, Benson Lake in
Marinette County, was placed into service in
July 2017. It includes a large voltage‑control
device. North Appleton‑Morgan was
approved by the Public Service Commission
of Wisconsin in May 2015, with an authorized
cost of $328 million.
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 Major projects update
The Mount CARDINAL – HICKORY CREEK
ATC, ITC Midwest LLC and Dairyland
Pleasant Tech Power Cooperative filed an application in
April with the Public Service Commission
Interconnection of Wisconsin for a 102- to 120‑mile, 345‑kV
Project will serve transmission line connecting Dubuque
County, Iowa, to Dane County, Wis.
up to 230 MW of
The Cardinal-Hickory Creek Project is
load, the largest another MISO Multi-Value Project. Studies
indicate that it will deliver benefits to local
load connected to communities and the Midwest region by:
a single substation n improving electric system reliability
locally and regionally,
on our system. delivering $23.5 million to
n
$350.1 million in net economic
benefits, and
n connecting to other 345‑kV
transmission lines in the Upper
Midwest and helping to enable 25
gigawatts of cost‑effective renewable
energy to be delivered to communities
in the region.
If approved by Wisconsin and Iowa
regulators, the project is estimated to be
in service in 2023.
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continued
SPRING VALLEY – NORTH LAKE
GENEVA
Construction is underway on the $71 million
Spring Valley‑North Lake Geneva Project,
which was approved by the Public Service
Commission of Wisconsin in spring 2016.
This project is needed to meet an increase in
electric demand in Walworth and Kenosha
counties in Wisconsin.
The project involves:
n construction of a new 138‑kV transmission
line of approximately 23 miles, stretching
from the North Lake Geneva Substation in
southern Walworth County to the Spring
Valley Substation in western Kenosha
County,
n construction of a new 138‑kV and 69‑kV
substation on an ATC‑owned parcel along
Highway 50 in the Town of Wheatland,
n construction of a new 69‑kV transmission
line to connect the new substation to the
existing Twin Lakes Substation in Twin
Lakes, and
n other power line modifications.
The project is expected to be placed into
service in 2019.
FINGER ROAD – CANAL
The rebuild of a 69‑kV line in northeastern
Wisconsin, along with associated substation
work, was approved by the Wisconsin Public
Service Commission in spring 2017 at a cost
of $60.7 million. About 55 miles of line on
1950s‑vintage wood poles between Finger
Road Substation and Canal Substation will
be rebuilt. The line serves seven distribution
substations in northern Kewaunee County
and Door County.
The project includes:
n the replacement of 834 wood pole
structures,
n the replacement of line conductor and
addition of a fiber optic shield wire,
n the update at terminal‑end substations
of jumpers, selective bus conductor, and
disconnect switches.
Construction is scheduled to complete in
January 2021.
MOUNT PLEASANT
TECH INTERCONNECTION
This project is designed to support Foxconn,
which upon completion will be one of the
largest manufacturing facilities in the nation
with a campus build‑out anticipated to be
approximately 22‑million square feet. The
initial projected electric usage would be
200 megawatts at this manufacturing facility,
with an additional 30 MW of expected
economic growth in the surrounding area.
The electric load required for Foxconn’s
operations will be the largest connected
to ATC’s transmission system at a single
substation.
The project cost is estimated to be about
$117 million and includes:
n constructing a new 345‑/138‑kV Mount
Pleasant Substation,
n looping the Racine – Pleasant Prairie
345‑kV line into the new substation,
n stringing a new Racine – Pleasant Prairie
345‑kV circuit in the vacant position on
existing structures and looping this new
circuit into the new substation,
n reconfiguring the Racine Substation
345‑kV bus,
n rerouting the Pleasant Prairie and Bain
345‑kV line,
n uprating the Elm Road – Racine
345‑kV line, and
n constructing four new 138‑kV
underground lines (~400 feet) from the
Mount Pleasant Substation to serve a
customer‑owned substation.
ATC submitted the CPCN application in late
January 2018 to the Wisconsin Public Service
Commission, which approved the project in
July. Construction is underway. All electrical
infrastructure has an expected in‑service date
of late 2019.
MACKINAC – MCGULPIN 138‑kV
SUBMARINE CABLE REPLACEMENT
ATC has plans to replace the two 4‑mile,
138‑kV submarine transmission lines
connecting the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
to lower Michigan at an estimated cost of
$105 million.
The Mackinac – McGulpin 138‑kV submarine
cable replacement project was submitted for
MISO review in the MTEP18 planning cycle.
The project was developed for the following
reasons:
n Two 138‑kV submarine circuits were
damaged by an anchor strike on
April 1, 2018.
n Three working cables have been
reconfigured to form one 138‑kV circuit.
n The project will restore the eastern UP
to the level of reliability it had before the
April 1 event.
n The integrity of the remaining cables is of
concern.
n The remaining cables contain a
mineral‑oil based dielectric fluid; a
submarine cable failure could result
in a fluid leak into Lake Michigan and
Lake Huron.
As proposed, the project is estimated to be in
service in 2021.
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 Major projects update
BAYPORT – PIONEER
The rebuild of a 69‑kV transmission
line in northeastern Wisconsin, along
with associated substation work, will be
submitted to the Wisconsin Public Service
Commission in spring 2019 at a cost of
$51.7 million. Approximately 22 miles of
line on 1910s‑vintage wood poles running
between Bayport Substation and Pioneer
Substation will be rebuilt. The line will
serve three distribution substations in
Brown County and Oconto County.
The Bayport‑Pioneer asset renewal project
consists of the following:
n rebuilding the line between Bayport
and Pioneer substations with
double‑circuit structures,
n stringing both Bayport‑Pioneer lines,
combine, and operate as one line at
138‑kV,
n converting Suamico and Sobieski
substations to 138‑kV operation, and
n de‑energizing the Pulliam‑Bayport
69‑kV section of line.
The project is scheduled to be in service in
December 2021.
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continued
JUNEAUTOWN
INTERCONNECTION
The Juneautown Interconnection Project
is a 138‑kV distribution‑transmission
interconnection needed to meet
We Energies’ growing reliability and
economic needs.
The cost of the project is estimated to be
$34.1 million and includes:
a new Juneautown 138 / 13.2‑kV
n
gas‑insulated substation,
looping the 138‑kV line between
n
Haymarket and Harbor substations to
feed the new substation, and
routing the new line segments through
n
new underground corridors.
An application for a Certificate of
Authority was filed with the Public Service
Commission of Wisconsin in January
2018 and was approved in August.
Construction is scheduled to begin in fall
2019. The facilities are scheduled to be
in service approximately 12 months after
construction begins.

Our progress
One of ATC’s top priorities has always been electric
reliability. With that focus, ATC has strengthened the
grid to enable our customers to participate in and reap
the benefits of the wholesale energy market.
As we continue to use our system‑wide planning
process to effectively and economically improve
reliability, more emphasis is being placed on the need
to efficiently maintain and upgrade our older assets.
Our asset management program is focused on the
life‑cycle management of transmission assets. The
objective is to ensure assets perform the required
function in a sustainable manner while managing
life‑cycle cost. Coordination of design, commissioning,
operation and maintenance is crucial to developing the
replacement strategy of the assets. Asset renewal is
mainly driven by public and worker safety, regulatory
compliance, reliability, condition and operational
performance.
Due in large part to our asset management efforts, ATC
consistently achieves better reliability performance
than our industry peers in all voltage classes.
By focusing on
life-cycle cost, our
asset management
program helps us
efficiently maintain
and upgrade our
older transmission
assets.
Our single‑focus, transmission‑only business model has
produced significant results for our customers over the
years.
Over the past ten years, we have:
n upgraded more than 895 miles of transmission line,
n improved 105 electric substations,
n built 25 new transmission lines (367 miles)
n connected 1,980 MW of new generation at 12 sites,
– Includes 430 MW of renewable generation at
6 sites
n s aved customers millions in reduced energy costs
with access to the marketplace and lower line
losses,
n increased import and export capability, and
n improved transmission reliability.
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 What drives the need for
transmission system improvements?
Early in our operational existence we
focused on creating a smooth‑flowing
electrical highway to more reliably serve
our customers. This involved finding
the logical places in our service area to
develop transmission projects. Major,
network‑driven projects accounted for
significant investment in our 345‑kV
system. As we were making our network
more interconnected and reliable, we also
analyzed the life‑cycle maintenance of
our existing assets, focusing on an asset
management strategy to complement
and create synergies with our network
additions.
Today, our effective management of
transmission assets complements our
planning strategy for electric reliability
and economic benefits.
In a collaborative process, our asset
management and planning teams
work with other functional groups
and stakeholders to achieve the best
solutions to transmission system needs.
Asset management staff monitor the
system through maintenance and
inspection programs to identify issues
related to equipment performance or
condition. Equipment needing attention is
discussed internally and with customers
to determine if replacement in kind is
required and if other reliability needs
exist within the geographic area. Needs
are evaluated using various options to
determine the best means of maintaining
reliability. These discussions with
customers occur at 10-Year Assessment
stakeholder meetings and MISO System
Planning Meetings.
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COMMON NEEDS THAT DRIVE
SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS
INCLUDE:

nNew or retiring generation – changes
in the generation impact on the
transmission system, the location and
amount of power flowing as well as
system stability

nEconomics – greater access to the
wholesale energy marketplace provides
economic opportunities to utility
customers

nEnhanced NERC reliability standards –
require a greater degree of redundancy
and analysis to assure reliable, resilient
operation

nPublic policy – renewable energy
mandates and pending air quality
regulations will affect how the
transmission system will be built and
used

nAsset renewal – maintaining the
system in good operating condition
extends its life and improves safety and
performance
Interconnections – changes in how
n
our customers distribute electricity to
consumers require new or modified
transmission facilities

nLoad changes – while overall load
growth is low, loads are appearing and
disappearing, changing power flows on
the system

nNew technologies – synchronized
phasor measurements, demand‑side
management and distributed energy
resources affect how the grid is planned
and operated to maintain reliability

nCommunications – improvements
in communication technology, such
as fiber optics, are incorporated to
support an ever‑increasing need to see
and control what is happening on the
transmission system in real time
Plans and proposals
for the transmission system
For planning purposes, ATC’s service area is divided into five zones representing distinct geographic or
usage areas. Within each zone, we compile and assess transmission system needs.

PROJECT CLASSIFICATIONS
Network and asset renewal projects have targeted in‑service dates that are designed to address system
limitations and condition needs. The network projects are classified into one of three possible categories –
Planned, Proposed or Provisional, depending upon the stage of the project.

Planned Proposed Provisional

Status of ATC Studies complete Studies not complete Studies not complete
planning activities

Application for Application pending None None

regulatory approval or order issued

Project status Project in construction Project identified Project is not

planning phase or under as preferred necessarily the preferred
construction alternative alternative

Asset renewal projects generally fall into the Provisional or Planned categories.

Project is not necessarily

the preferred project
alternative

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 NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN

Zone 1
Transmission system characteristics ELECTRIC SYSTEM OVERVIEW
in Zone 1
Small increases expected
ATC delivers power in Zone 1 with various
ONEIDA

LINCOLN
in population, employment
transmission facilities including:
LANGLADE

MARATHON
SHAWANO
Population in Zone 1 is projected to grow
WOOD
PORTAGE
WAUPACA
n East‑west 345‑kV line from the at 0.5 percent annually between now and
JUNEAU
ADAMS
WAUSHARA

MARQUETTE GREEN
LAKE
Village of Arpin through Stevens Point
extending to the Appleton area,
n 345‑kV line extending from Stevens
Point, north to Wausau, and east
toward Shawano County,
n 345‑kV line extending from Wausau
to northeastern Minnesota,
n 115‑kV network in the northern
portion of the zone and
n 138‑kV and 69‑kV network in the
southern portion of the zone.
Transmission system limitations in Zone 1
Zone 1 has a few key system performance
issues. Low voltages that are a result of
potential multiple contingency events will
continue to be monitored, high voltages in
the northern portion of the zone, and other
studies have identified thermal limitations
in the northern portion of the zone. The
most severe limitations occur during both
peak and off‑peak periods.
2027. Employment is projected to grow
at 0.9 percent annually between now and
2027. Marathon County is projected to
realize the largest increase in population
and employment, while Adams County is
projected to have the highest growth rate
in population and employment.
Electricity usage
Peak electric demand typically occurs
during the summer months, with some
winter peaks appearing in the northern
portion of the zone. Primary electricity
users in Zone 1 include several large
paper mills and food processing plants.
Electric load is forecasted to grow
approximately 0.4 percent annually
through 2028.

COUNTIES INCLUDED IN ZONE 1 – NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN

Adams | Forest (southwestern portion) | Fond du Lac (northwestern portion) | Green Lake | Juneau | Langlade
Lincoln | Marathon | Marquette | Monroe (eastern portion) | Oneida | Portage | Shawano (western portion) Vernon
(eastern portion) | Vilas (southern portion) | Waupaca | Waushara | Winnebago (western portion) | Wood

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 NORTH CENTRAL WISCONSIN LINCOLN
ONEIDA

LANGLADE

MARATHON
SHAWANO

WOOD WAUPACA
PORTAGE

WAUSHARA
ADAMS

Zone 1
JUNEAU MARQUETTE GREEN
LAKE

TRANSMISSION PROJECTS IN ZONE 1

The most notable planned, proposed and provisional network projects and asset renewal projects in Zone 1, along
with their projected year of completion and the factors driving the need for the projects, are listed below.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION IN‑SERVICE YEAR NEED DRIVER

Planned Projects
1 Wild Rose – Harrison 69‑kV line (Y‑19) partial rebuild 2020 Condition and performance

Chaffee Creek – Lincoln Pump Station 69‑kV line

2 (Y‑18) rebuild 2021 Condition and performance

3 Wautoma – Chaffee Creek 69‑kV line (Y‑49) rebuild 2021 Condition and performance

Additional projects may be found in the full 10‑Year Assessment at atc10yearplan.com.

SYS T E M S O L U T I O N S K E Y
SUBSTATION KEY TRANSMISSION LINE KEY EXISTING TRANSMISSION LINES KEY

New substation 345-kV transmission line

Supports transmission system expansion
69 kV 161 kV
115-, 138- or 161-kV transmission line
Substation modifications
Upgrades equipment ratings to avert facility overloads 69-kV transmission line
115 kV 230 kV
Transformer Rebuilt 115- or 138-kV transmission line
Supports local growth and improves voltage levels
Rebuilt 69-kV transmission line 138 kV 345 kV
Capacitor bank or reactor
Relieves low voltages or high voltages 115- or 138-kV transmission line rating upgrade
T-D interconnection 69-kV transmission line rating upgrade
Supports local growth

Lines of proposed projects on the map are for illustrative purposes only and do not reflect actual routes.
For information on project status and routes, see atc‑projects.com.

SUBSTATION KEY
New substation
Supports transmission system expansion
Substation modifications
Upgrades equipment ratings to avert facility overloads

Transformer
Supports local growth and improves voltage levels

Capacitor bank
Relieves low voltages or high voltages

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Supports local growth
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 MICHIGAN’S UPPER PENINSULA
AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN
Zone 2
Transmission system characteristics
in Zone 2
ATC delivers power in Zone 2 with various
transmission facilities including:
n Morgan‑Plains, Plains‑Arnold, and
Arnold‑Dead River 345‑kV lines,
n Plains‑Stiles 138‑kV double‑circuit
line,
n Lakota Road‑Plains 138‑kV line,
n Holmes‑Old Mead Rd 138‑kV line, and
n 138‑kV facilities tying the Upper
Peninsula of Michigan to lower
Michigan.
Transmission system limitations in Zone 2
There are a number of transmission
system performance issues in Zone 2,
including limited ability to import or
export power, generator instability,
overloaded lines and equipment, low
and high system voltages and chronic
limitations to transmission service.
Primary drivers of these issues include
a mismatch of load to generation in the
Upper Peninsula and aging facilities in
poor or deteriorated condition. In addition,
other ongoing studies, including northern
area studies performed by ATC and
MISO, have identified several voltage
and thermal limitations. The most severe
limitations occur during both peak and
off‑peak periods.
COUNTIES INCLUDED IN ZONE 2 – MICHIGAN’S UPPER PENINSULA AND NORTHERN WISCONSIN
Alger, Mich. | Baraga, Mich. | Chippewa, Mich. | Delta, Mich. | Dickinson, Mich. | Florence, Wis.
Forest, Wis. (northern portion) | Gogebic, Mich. (eastern portion) | Houghton, Mich. | Iron, Mich.
Keweenaw, Mich. | Luce, Mich. | Mackinac, Mich. | Marinette, Wis. (northern portion) | Marquette, Mich.
Menominee, Mich. (northern portion) | Ontonagon, Mich. (eastern portion) | Schoolcraft, Mich. | Vilas, Wis. (northern portion)
16 A M E R I C A N T R A N S M I S S I O N C O.
ELECTRIC SYSTEM OVERVIEW
Small increases expected
in population, employment
Population in Zone 2 is projected to grow
about 0.2 percent annually between now
and 2027, and employment is expected
to grow about 0.8 percent each year
in the same time period. Marquette
County (Michigan) is projected to realize
the largest increase in population and
employment. Florence County (Wisconsin)
is projected to have the highest growth
rate in population while Keweenaw
County (Michigan) is projected to have the
highest growth rate in employment.
Electricity usage
Zone 2 typically experiences peak electric
demand during the winter months. Ore
mining and paper mills are the largest
electricity users in the zone.
In the recent past, there have been some
load reductions in Zone 2. From these
reduced levels, electric load is forecasted
to increase by 0.4 percent annually
through 2028. Also, locally generated
electricity is declining in the area with
smaller, coal‑fired generators most at
risk. This includes generation owned by
industry, municipalities and utilities.
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A N D N O R T H E R N CookW I S C O N S I N

Zone 2
L a k e S u p erior Keweenaw
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#
Keweenaw

TRANSMISSION LINE KEY EXISTING TRANSMISSION LINES KEY

TRANSMISSION PROJECTS
345-kV transmission line
IN ZONE 2 69 kV 161 kV *
#
Osceola

115-, 138- or 161-kV transmission line Boston

overloads The most notable planned, proposed and

69-kV transmission line
*
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Elevation St

provisional network projects and asset 115 kV 230 kV

Atlantic
# MTU
*
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*
Rebuilt 115- or 138-kV transmission line # Henry St.
levels renewal projects in Zone 2, along with 138 kV Portage
*
# (UPPCO)
Rebuilt 69-kV transmission line 345 kV (UPPCO)
their projected year of completion and the
115- or 138-kV transmission line rating upgrade Toivola
factors driving the need for the projects, are Donken *
#
69-kV transmission line rating upgrade
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listed on page 19. UPSCO
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* * #
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# National Empire Mine
*
# * #
# *
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#
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6
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Transformer Transmitter
Facility
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Way Plant
Land O Lakes
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Iron River
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Lakota Rd Watso
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Rhinelander Forest
69-kV transmission line rating upgrade Paper Goodman
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White Clay
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 PROJECT DESCRIPTION IN‑SERVICE YEAR NEED DRIVER

Planned Projects
1 Munising‑Blaney Park 69‑kV line (Inland) rebuild 2019 Condition and performance

2 J703: Huron Substation, new G‑T interconnection 2019 G‑T interconnection

3 J704: Silver River Substation, new G‑T interconnection 2019 G‑T interconnection

4 Plains – Arnold 138‑kV uprate 2019 Network integration transmission service request

Proposed Project
5 J711‑Silver River Substation, network upgrades 2020 G‑T interconnection

Provisional Projects
6 Lakota – Winona 138‑kV conversion 2021 Overloads and low voltages

Mackinac – McGulpin 138‑kV submarine cables

7 2021 Condition
(9901, 9903), replacement

Additional projects may be found in the full 10 ‑Year Assessment at atc10yearplan.com.

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 SOUTH CENTRAL/SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN
AND NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS

Zone 3
Transmission system
characteristics in Zone 3
ATC delivers power in Zone 3 with various
transmission facilities including:
n Columbia‑North Madison 345‑kV lines,
n Columbia‑Rockdale 345‑kV line,
n Paddock‑Rockdale 345‑kV line,
n Paddock‑Wempletown 345‑kV line,
n Rockdale‑Wempletown 345‑kV line,
n Rockdale‑Cardinal 345‑kV line, and
n 138‑kV facilities from Nelson Dewey,
around the Madison area, and in the
northwest and southeast portions of
Zone 3.
Transmission system
limitations in Zone 3
ELECTRIC SYSTEM OVERVIEW
Increases expected in population,
employment
Population in Zone 3 is projected to grow
about 0.8 percent annually between now
and 2027, and employment is projected
to grow about 1.3 percent each year for
the same time period. Dane County is
projected to realize the largest increase
in population and employment. Dane
County is also projected to have the
highest growth rate in population and
employment.
Electricity usage
Electric load is forecasted to grow
approximately 0.7 percent annually
through 2028 in Zone 3.

In our analysis of Zone 3, we identified

a number of transmission facility
overloads. These overloads are due to
new generation in the Janesville and
Darlington areas. In addition, other
emerging issues resulting in facility
overloads include steady growth in certain
areas and different generation dispatches.
The most severe limitations occur during
both peak and off‑peak periods.

COUNTIES INCLUDED IN ZONE 3 – SOUTH CENTRAL/SOUTHWEST WISCONSIN

AND NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
Columbia | Crawford (southern portion) | Dane | Dodge | Grant | Green | Iowa | Lafayette
Jefferson | Richland | Rock | Sauk | Walworth | Winnebago, Ill. (northern portion)

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AND NORTH CENTRAL ILLINOIS
Tunnel City Cardinal
Glass

Zone 3
North Tomah Tomah
Council Creek
Tomah
Timberwolf Industrial Pk
Briggs Road Monroe County
Camp Douglas
Monroe
La Crosse
DPC New
Dorset Lisbon
Corners

Sauk Madison Area

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listed on page 23.

Lines of proposed projects on the

map are for illustrative purposes
SYS T E M S O L U T I O N S K E Y
only and do not reflect actual routes. Richland
SUBSTATION KEY For information on project status Richland
Center
New substation and routes, see atc‑projects.com.
Gays Mills Brewer Richland
Supports transmission system expansion
Seneca Pine
DPC Bell River
Substation modifications Center (ALTE)
Upgrades equipment ratings to avert facility overloads
Allamakee
Transformer
Supports local growth and improves voltage levels
Crawford Lone Rock
Capacitor bank Blue River Muscoda
Avoca
Relieves low voltages or high voltages Muscoda
Industrial
T-D interconnection Boscobel Muni Boscobel
Supports local growth Boscobel
Boscobel Muni
4 Sub

Wauzeka Eastside
TRANSMISSION LINE KEY
Brisbois
345-kV transmission line
Hillside DPC Gran Grae
115-, 138- or 161-kV transmission line La Pointe Prairie
Gran Grae

69-kV transmission line

Du Chien
9 Iowa
Rebuilt 115- or 138-kV transmission line
Eden
Rebuilt 69-kV transmission line Hill Valley Lands End

115- or 138-kV transmission line rating upgrade

69-kV transmission line rating upgrade
Bloomington
Bloomington

Lancaster
EXISTING TRANSMISSION LINES KEY Grant Distribution Rewey
Mineral Point

69 kV 161 kV
Clayton Lancaster

115 kV 230 kV Glen Haven

138 kV 345 kV Nelson

Dewey Belmont
SW YD Cassville Pioneer(ALTE)
Potosi
Hillman
DPC
Stoneman Falcon
Elmo
Red Bird

Cuba City
Kieler DPC
Cuba City
South Benton Shullsburg
Shullsburg

to Dubuque County area Miners

Delaware Dubuque

Jo Daviess
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Planned Projects
Badger Coulee: Briggs Rd – North Madison – Cardinal
1 2018 Reliability, Omro
economics and public policy
345‑kV line construction Industrial
Sunset Point
Big Pond Wautoma
Waushara Omro Park
Bowen St Gravesville

2 J390: Kittyhawk Substation, new G‑T interconnection

ACEC Coloma
Coloma Red Granite
2019 G‑T interconnection
Pearl Ave

Necedah
Silver Lake
(ALTE) ACEC
Ellinwood
Oshkosh
Calumet
3 J395: Darlington – North Monroe 138‑kV
ACEC Dellwood
ACECline
Richford(X‑49), Uprate
Spring 2019
River Run
G‑TWinnebago
interconnection
Fitzgerald Ford
Friendship Lake Drive
Berlin Tecumseh Rd
4 Lone ACEC
Rock – Boscobel
Friendship Pump STA
Lincoln
69‑kV lineChaffee
(Y‑124)Creek
rebuild 2019
Fox River
Condition and performance
Aviation
New
Holstein SW
Houghton Rock
5 Spring Valley – NorthAdams
Lake Geneva 138‑kV line ACEC
Line 61
construction
Turtle
2019 Overloads and low voltages, provide network serviceSTA
Cypress SW YD
Lake Esker View
6 Portage – Staff – North
Mckenna
RandolphWestfield
Grand Marsh
138‑kV lines (X‑6), (X‑98), rebuild 2020
Dartford
Condition
Ripon and performance
Fond Du Lac
Castle Rock
DPC Buckhorn
Adams ACEC Brooks Ind Park
Green Lake 2021 Northwest
7 Sheepskin
ACEC Quincy
– Stoughton 69‑kV line (Y‑12) rebuild Condition
Ripon and performance
North
ACEC Chateau Ripon Fond Du
Hilltop
Roeder Metomen Lac Sadoff
uston (ALTE) Proposed Projects
ACEC
Montello Rosendale Forest Co East Scott St

new T‑DMarquette
Neenah Creek Ledgeview Kettle
neau 8
Mauston Northern Lights Substation,
Winnebago
ACEC Glen interconnection 2020
Green Lake
SW STA
T‑D interconnection Mercury Marine
Macy St
Ohmstead
Morraine
(ALTE)
Oxford Rienzi Road
Brandon Willow Lawn
9 Cardinal – Hickory Creek 345‑kV line construction 2023
Mackford
Reliability, economics and publicMartin
policy
Rd
Cedar
Prairie Fairwater South Fond
Markesan Koch Oil Oakfield Ridge Wind
Du Lac SW YD
Provisional
Lyndon
Station
Project Alto
Forward
Generation

Endeavor Creekview
10 Cardinal
DPC Lyndon – Blount 138‑kV line construction ACEC Roslin
Wisconsin
Station
2029 Overloads and low voltages Energy
Center
Dells Waupun
Wisconsin
Muni 1
Additional
Dells Muni projects
2 Platt may be found in the full
Lakehead
Portage
10 ‑Year Assessment at atc10yearplan.com.
Waupun Butternut
Finnegan Kilbourn Westside
Dell Creek
Loch Mirror ACEC Lewiston ACEC
ACEC Cambria Friesland
Reedsburg Zobel Birchwood Hamilton St Staff Fox Lake Auburn
North
Trienda (ALTE)
Nishan Randolph
Portage Ind Pardeeville Sanborn Cambria
Didion Randolph
Reedsburg Artesian Fox Hills Park
Portage
6 North Mayville

1
Lake Delton
Manley Sand Beaver Dam
Rock Springs Horicon Spring Brook
Rio Pumping Beaver Dam Beaver
Island Caledonia Dam East Ind
Baraboo Wyocena Station 3rd St
(ALTE) Columbia Park
Kirkwood Hubbard Barton
SW YD Center St
Loganville Skillet Creek (ALTE) Columbia ACEC
ACEC Calamus
Juneau
Northside Horicon
Glacier
Merrimac Doylestown South
Sauk Poynette Fall River
Beaver Dam
Juneau Downtown Pleasant
Juneau
Fountain Prairie Valley
Industrial
Academy Arthur Road
Okee Columbus Hustisford
Hartford
Lodi
Industrial
Arlington Maple Street (ALTE) Dodge Butler Ridge
St Lawrence

Dam Heights Park Lodi Hampden Columbus

South
Columbus
Muni 1 Rubicon Washington
Maple (WE)
Ninth Street
North Madison
Troy Sauk City 345/138 kV Deforest Vinburn
Sauk City
Oak St
Phillips St
Dane North
Vienna Sun Prairie Germantown
Madison
Business Park SW YD
Division Yahara River
Mazomanie Street
Spring Green Industrial Centennial Park Bird St Lakehead
Mazomanie Concord SW YD
Token Creek South Stony Brook Bark River
Arena Waterloo
Wick Drive Waunakee SW Burke Sun Prairie
Wyoming Highway 151 Sussex
STA American Tamarack
Valley Black Earth Westport Lakehead Boxelder
Stage Sycamore Reiner Rd Waterloo 2 Cottonwood
Pheasant SW YD
Coach West East Towne Cooney (WE) Mill Rd
Branch Ruskin
SW STA Middleton Gaston Rd
Walnut Royster Tyranena Summit Duplainville
Cross Plains Cardinal Sprecher
(MGE)
Timberlane
Blount AGA Gas

Jefferson
Pleasant View Walnut Wingra Cottage Grove London
Pflaum Femrite Waukesha
West Towne GIS Crawfish

Hooterville
East
Lincoln St
Wally Road
Cross 10
Tokay
Syene Nine Springs
McFarland

Cambridge
River
Merrill Hills
Mount Horeb Country Fitchburg Colladay Jefferson
Waukesha
Kegonsa Lakehead
Point
Verona Christiana Cambridge
Dodgeville
Dane Oak Ridge North
Rockdale
Fort Atkinson

8 Sun Valley Oregon

Stoughton
West
Stoughton

Stoughton 23
Stoughton East Edgewood
Forward
New Stoughton Edgerton
University Mukwonago
Hollandale Brooklyn South Business Mukwonago
Belleville (WE)
Rock Branch Park

7
Dana Corp
Whitewater
Blanchardville Saunders
Sheepskin
New Glarus Creek Lakehead
Evansville Delavan T2 Lakehead Bluff Creek
Delavan Tichigan
Muni LaMar
Union REC Fulton
Monticello Townline REC Red Hawk
(ALTE)
Russell
REC Harmony
Walworth Racine
Lafayette
McCue Sugar Creek
REC Center Milton Lawns

3 Green Viking
Traxler
Burlington

Rock
Albany (ALTE) Footville
North Monroe Sunrise Bristol
Elkhorn Air Liquide

5
REC Janesville General SW YD (ALTE)
Darlington Bass Creek Delavan
Brodhead Orfordville
Jennings Venture REC Bradford North Lake
Idle Hour North Orfordville Tripp Rd
DPC Gratiot Wiota Rd SW STA REC LaPrairie Geneva
Monroe
Central
Brodhead Brodhead
Central Southwest Lake Balsam Kenosha
2
Browntown South Monroe Rock River
Brodhead West Delavan Williams Geneva
Blacksmith South Turtle Scot Darien Bay South Lake
Marine Forge 1 Zenda Geneva
Brick Church Walworth
Spring Grove REC Newark Twin
Paddock Scot Forge 2 Tiger Katzenberg Lakes (ALTE)
Sharon Lakehead Cobblestone
Brodhead Pipeline Richmond Road
SW STA Colley Rd
REC Clinton
East Beloit
I L L I NOIS Shirland
Ave
Park Ave
REC East Rockton
Shaw

Stephenson Winnebago Boone Mchenry Lake

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Zone 4
Transmission system characteristics
in Zone 4
ATC delivers power in Zone 4 with various
transmission facilities including:
n four 345‑kV lines extending from the
Point Beach Nuclear Plant,
n two 345‑kV lines extending from the
Edgewater Power Plant to South
Fond du Lac and Cedarsauk,
n two additional 345‑kV lines connecting
the South Fond du Lac Power Plant to
Columbia and Fitzgerald,
n four 345‑kV lines connecting the
Gardner Park, Werner West, Morgan,
and Plains Substations,
n four 345‑kV lines from North Appleton
to Kewaunee, Fox River, Werner West
and Fitzgerald, and
n a 138‑kV network throughout the zone.
Transmission system limitations in Zone 4
In our analysis of Zone 4, we found high
voltages in Calumet County and impending
low voltages in Brown County. In addition,
other ongoing studies have identified
several voltage and thermal limitations.
The most severe limitations occur during
both peak and off‑peak periods.
ELECTRIC SYSTEM OVERVIEW
Increases expected in population,
employment
Population in Zone 4 is projected to grow
at 0.6 percent annually between now and
2027. Employment is projected to grow
at 1.0 percent annually between now and
2027. Brown County is projected to realize
the largest increase in population and
employment. Calumet County is projected to
have the highest growth rate in population
and Sheboygan County is projected to have
the highest growth rate in employment.
Electricity usage
Peak electric demand typically occurs during
the summer months, although the northern
portion of Zone 4 typically experiences nearly
equal summer and winter peaks. Paper mills
and foundries in and around the Green Bay
and Appleton metropolitan areas are some of
the largest electricity users in the zone.
Electric load is forecasted to grow at
approximately 0.3 percent annually through
2028. Also, locally generated electricity
is declining in the area with smaller,
coal‑fired generators most at risk. This
includes generation owned by industries,
municipalities and utilities.

Several area projects are related to the

underlying condition and performance of
assets in Zone 4.

CO U N T I E S I N C L U D E D I N Z O N E 4 – N O R T H E AST W I S CO N S I N
Brown | Calumet | Dodge (northeastern corner) | Door | Fond du Lac (eastern portion) | Kewaunee
Manitowoc | Marinette (southern portion) | Menominee, Mich. (southern portion) | Menominee, Wis.
Oconto | Outagamie | Shawano (eastern portion) | Sheboygan | Winnebago (eastern portion)

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Zone 4
TRANSMISSION PROJECTS IN ZONE 4
The most notable planned, proposed and provisional network projects and asset renewal projects in Zone 4,
along with their projected year of completion and the factors driving the need for the projects, are listed below.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION IN‑SERVICE YEAR NEED DRIVER

Planned Projects
Bay Lake: North Appleton – Morgan 345‑kV and 2018 Overloads and low voltages
1
138‑kV line construction
2 Cedar Ridge Wind – Mullet River 138‑kV line (X‑97) rebuild 2020 Condition and performance
3 Edgewater SS, 345‑kV bus reconfiguration 2020 Condition and performance
4 Goodman – Caldron Falls 69‑kV line (J‑88) rebuild 2020 Condition and performance
Butte des Morts – Sunset Point 138‑kV lines 2021 Condition and performance
5
(40321), (80952), (A‑79), (MCRG21) rebuild
6 Finger Rd – Canal 69‑kV line (J‑10) rebuild 2021 Condition and performance
7 Ogden St. – Bayshore 69‑kV line construction 2021 Provide network service

8 Hwy V – Oak St 69‑kV line (Z‑26) rebuild 2022 Condition and performance

Proposed Projects
9 Bayport area – Pioneer, rebuild as double‑circuit 138‑kV
2021 Condition, performance
and provide network service
Pioneer – Crivitz (E‑83/B‑2), retire 69‑kV and 2022 Condition, performance,
10
reconfigure load to 138‑kV and provide network service
Additional projects may be found in the full 10‑Year Assessment at atc10yearplan.com.

SYS T E M S O L U T I O N S K E Y
SUBSTATION KEY TRANSMISSION LINE KEY EXISTING TRANSMISSION LINES KEY

New substation 345-kV transmission line

Supports transmission system expansion
69 kV 161 kV
115-, 138- or 161-kV transmission line
Substation modifications
Upgrades equipment ratings to avert facility overloads 69-kV transmission line
115 kV 230 kV
Transformer Transmission line voltage conversion
Supports local growth and improves voltage levels
Rebuilt 115- or 138-kV transmission line 138 kV 345 kV
Capacitor bank or reactor
Relieves low voltages or high voltages Rebuilt 69-kV transmission line
T-D interconnection 115- or 138-kV transmission line rating upgrade
Supports local growth
69-kV transmission line rating upgrade

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Zone 5
Transmission system
characteristics in Zone 5
ATC delivers power in Zone 5 with various
transmission facilities including:
n the southern portion of 345‑kV lines
from Point Beach and Edgewater,
n the Saukville, Arcadian, Granville,
Oak Creek, and Racine 345‑/138‑kV
substations,
n the transmission lines emanating
from the Oak Creek power plant,
n 230‑kV facilities near Milwaukee, and
n a significant 138‑kV network in the
Milwaukee area, a portion of which
is underground.
Transmission system
limitations in Zone 5
Transmission system performance issues
in Zone 5 include heavy market flows
to and from the south, resulting in high
345‑kV and 138‑kV line loadings and
the need to monitor potential multiple
contingency conditions.
COUNTIES INCLUDED IN ZONE 5 – SOUTHEAST WISCONSIN
Kenosha | Milwaukee | Ozaukee | Racine | Washington | Waukesha
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ELECTRIC SYSTEM OVERVIEW
Increases expected in
population, employment
Population in Zone 5 is projected to grow
0.5 percent annually between now and
2027, and employment is projected to
grow 1.1 percent in the same time period.
Waukesha County is projected to realize
the largest increase in both population
and employment. Waukesha County is
also projected to have the highest growth
rate in employment while Ozaukee County
is projected to have the highest growth
rate in population.
Electricity usage
Peak electric demand typically occurs
during the summer months. Large
industrial loads in the Milwaukee
metropolitan area are among the largest
electricity users in the zone.
Electric load is forecasted to grow
approximately 0.7 percent annually
through 2028.
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Zone 5
TRANSMISSION PROJECTS IN ZONE 5
The most notable planned, proposed and provisional network projects and asset renewal projects in Zone 5, along
with their projected year of completion and the factors driving the need for the projects, are listed below.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION IN‑SERVICE YEAR NEED DRIVER

Planned Projects
1 Mount Pleasant Tech Interconnection Project 2019 T‑D interconnection

Mukwonago‑Edgewood‑St. Martins 138‑kV lines 2019 Condition and performance

2
(3013), (671K61), rebuild

3 Spring Valley‑North Lake Geneva 138‑kV line construction 2019 Overloads and low voltages,
provide network service

4 Paris‑Burlington 138‑kV line (8962) rebuild 2021 Condition and performance

St. Lawrence‑Barton‑Auburn 138‑kV lines 2022 Condition and performance

5
(8032), (9752), rebuild

Proposed Projects
6 Juneautown Substation, new T‑D interconnection 2020 T‑D interconnection

Port Washington‑Saukville 138‑kV rebuild line 762

7 2021 Overloads
to a double circuit

Additional projects may be found in the full 10‑Year Assessment at atc10yearplan.com.

SYS T E M S O L U T I O N S K E Y
SUBSTATION KEY TRANSMISSION LINE KEY EXISTING TRANSMISSION LINES KEY

New substation 345-kV transmission line

Supports transmission system expansion
69 kV 161 kV
115-, 138- or 161-kV transmission line
Substation modifications
Upgrades equipment ratings to avert facility overloads 69-kV transmission line
115 kV 230 kV
Transformer Rebuilt 115- or 138-kV transmission line
Supports local growth and improves voltage levels
Rebuilt 69-kV transmission line 138 kV 345 kV
Capacitor bank or reactor
Relieves low voltages or high voltages 115- or 138-kV transmission line rating upgrade
T-D interconnection 69-kV transmission line rating upgrade
Supports local growth
230-kV transmission line rating upgrade

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ATC AT A GLANCE
n Formed in 2001 as the first multi‑state, transmission‑only utility
n Owner and operator of approximately 9,600 miles
of transmission line and more than 560 substations
n Meeting electric needs of more than five million people
in 72 counties in four states: Wisconsin, Michigan,
Minnesota and Illinois
n $4.7 billion in total assets

CONTACT

Mail P.O. Box 47 n Waukesha, WI 53187‑0047

Toll‑free (866) 899‑3204
Email info@atcllc.com

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