North Madison – Briggs Road Line is a 345kV overhead line with a length of 260.39km from Madison, Wisconsin, US, to Briggs Road, Wisconsin, Wisconsin, US.

The project, which is currently in the planning stage, is expected to be commissioned in 2023.

Description

North Madison – Briggs Road Line is an overhead line that will be operated by American Transmission. The line will carry alternating current (AC) through single circuit cable.

Approximately $463.47m was financed by the authorities to undertake the construction works of the project.

North Madison – Briggs Road Line project development status

The construction works on the North Madison – Briggs Road Line project will be commenced in 2022 and commissioning is expected in 2023.

About American Transmission

American Transmission Company LLC (ATC), a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group Inc is an electric transmission service provider that owns, operates and builds electric transmission lines. The company’s transmission system allows energy producers to transport electric power. It offers electric transmission service in an area from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, throughout the eastern half of Wisconsin and into portions of Illinois. ATC’s projects include Quad County Electric Reliability Project, Spring Valley-North Lake Geneva Electric Reliability Project and Badger Coulee Transmission Line Project, among others. The company operates in Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan, the US.

Methodology

All publicly-announced T&D Line & Substation projects included in this analysis are drawn from GlobalData’s Power IC. The information regarding the projects is sourced through secondary information sources such as country specific utility players, company news and reports, statistical organisations, regulatory body, government planning reports and their publications and is further validated through primary from various stakeholders such as power utility companies, consultants, energy associations of respective countries, government bodies and professionals from leading players in the power sector.