Key Points
- The MariBell project is a 140-mile, 765-kilovolt power line that would run from Marion, Minnesota to Bell Center, Wisconsin.
- It`s being developed by Dairyland Power Cooperative, in La Crosse, and GridLiance, a transmission utility company.
- Dairyland and GridLiance will seek approval from the Wisconsin Public Service Commission in September to construct the line.
- Area residents are skeptical of its potential impacts on wildlife, property values and the unique landscape of the Driftless.
Plans for a high-voltage transmission line are making waves across Wisconsin`s Driftless region.
It would be the first 765-kilovolt line in Wisconsin, part of a broader route that backers say would form a "transmission superhighway" across the region.
Proponents say the line is needed to improve the reliability of the Midwest`s power grid and will eventually lower energy costs. Area residents are skeptical of what it might mean.
Here`s what you should know.
It would be the first 765-kilovolt line in Wisconsin, part of a broader route that backers say would form a "transmission superhighway" across the region.
Proponents say the line is needed to improve the reliability of the Midwest`s power grid and will eventually lower energy costs. Area residents are skeptical of what it might mean.
Here`s what you should know.
What is the MariBell transmission line project, and where will the line run?
The MariBell project is a 140-mile, 765-kilovolt power line that would run from Marion, Minnesota across the Mississippi River and into western Wisconsin`s Vernon and Crawford counties, ending in Bell Center...
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