Xcel Energy plans new $500M transmission line in western Wisconsin
October 9, 2023
Xcel Energy plans to build a new $500 million transmission line through parts of western Wisconsin. The company says it’s needed to maintain grid reliability as the utility transitions away from coal-fired power plants and brings in more wind power from Minnesota and the Dakotas.
It will be some time before the final route of the 345-kilovolt Western Wisconsin Transmission Connection is known. Xcel Energy doesn’t plan to submit an application with the state Public Service Commission until summer 2024.
