4/25/2023 0 Comments Cardinal land compIS COUNTER to Expert Analysis – The Wisconsin Public Service Commission’s own staff testified that the costs of the proposed CHC transmission line exceed its benefits in 8 of 11 modeled scenarios. HAS BETTER Alternatives – Modern, local solar generation that doesn’t require costly transmission along with battery storage, demand response, distributed generation, and energy efficiency improvements are revolutionizing 21st century energy systems. Further, the agencies are relying heavily on information and assertions from the developers and their consultants. The agencies did not adequately consider, discuss and disclose important impacts, such as destruction of sensitive environmental areas and rare species and risks to migratory birds. LACKS Robust Environmental Analysis - The Environmental Impact Statements require that the agencies consider the environmental impacts from the transmission line. Citizens Utility Board expert Mary Neal testified in the PSC proceeding that the line could actually cause an increase in fossil fuel generation. IS NOT a Green Energy line – The CHC would be an “open access” transmission line, meaning it would carry whatever electricity is on the grid. IS NOT Needed – CHC is not needed to “keep the lights on.” Wisconsin’s electrical grid is already very reliable, and energy use projections remain flat or declining. The Cardinal Hickory Creek Transmission Line: We learned through reliable models of likely future energy demand and costs confirm the testimonies provided by knowledgeable economic and energy experts that this line is a bad idea. We hired the experienced team of renewable energy experts at the Environmental Law and Policy Center to help us sort through the data and collect information. Responding to the rallying cry of hundreds of citizens in southwest Wisconsin, DALC took a leadership role in organizing the growing grassroots opposition to the line. The American Transmission Company (ATC), ITC and Dairyland Power Cooperative applied for a permit to construct a massive 125-mile transmission line running from Middleton, WI to Dubuque County, IA called the Cardinal-Hickory Creek (CHC) Transmission Line. Cardinal-Hickory Creek - Contrary to our Mission
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