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Arrowhead-Weston Transmission Line
ARROWHEAD-WESTON: RETURN OF THE DINOSAURS
Letter to Public Service Commission Chair Ave Bie -
"RENEW Wisconsin respectfully requests the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin and the American Transmission Company to halt the development of the Arrowhead-Weston transmission line and instead begin the formal investigation, including an environmental impact study, of routing a high-capacity transmission line from the King substation in Minnesota to Weston.” (May 31, 2001)
Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources and National Park Service voice opposition to proposed Arrowhead-Weston transmission line
Reprinted from: Wisconsin State Journal,
Associated Press, November 28, 2000
RENEW Wisconsin Resolution on Arrowhead-Weston Transmission Line
TESTIMONY LINKS
Testimony prepared on behalf of
RENEW Wisconsin Resolution on Arrowhead-Weston Transmission Line
WHEREAS the proposed Arrowhead-Weston 345 kV transmission line would facilitate the importation of cheap, environmentally destructive power from the Upper Midwest and Manitoba into Wisconsin, potentially displacing local clean energy sources;
WHEREAS Arrowhead-Weston's proponents assume, without foundation, that load growth in Wisconsin will outstrip planned generation additions in the next five years; and
WHEREAS the Public Service Commission has not analyzed alternative reliability measures that integrate (1) Public Benefits-funded energy efficiency measures, (2)
real-time pricing, (3) policy- and market-driven renewable power sources, (4) distributed generation sources, (5) planned additions to conventional generation capacity, and (6) upgrades to existing transmission facilities (which can be planned and executed with shorter lead times, less controversy, fewer ratepayer dollars and greater public support).
BE IT RESOLVED, THEREFORE, that RENEW Wisconsin opposes the construction of the Arrowhead-Weston transmission line proposed by Wisconsin Public Service Corp. and Minnesota Power. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that RENEW?s position on Arrowhead-Weston will be communicated to its members and the general public through newsletter articles, web site postings, and statements and testimony presented before the Public Service Commission
Adopted by the Board of Directors of RENEW Wisconsin on August 15, 2000.
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