Pontiac – Crimson Line is a 345kV overhead line from Pontiac, Michigan, US, to Crimson, Michigan, US.
Construction works on the Pontiac – Crimson Line started in 2020 and the project was commissioned in 2021.
Description
The Pontiac – Crimson Line, which is an overhead line, is being operated by ITC Holdings. The Pontiac – Crimson Line is an upgrade line. The line carries alternating current (AC) through double circuit cable.
Approximately $3.25m was financed by the authorities to undertake the construction works of the project.
Pontiac – Crimson Line project development status
The development of the Pontiac – Crimson Line project was approved by Michigan Public Service Commission in 2020 and the project works were completed in 2021.
About ITC Holdings
ITC Holdings Corp (ITC Holdings), a subsidiary of ITC Investment Holdings Inc, is an independent electricity transmission company . It owns, operates, maintains, and invests in electricity transmission infrastructure. The company provides transmission grid solutions to improve reliability, expand access to markets, allow new generating resources to interconnect to its transmission systems and reduce the cost of supplying energy. The company owns and operates high-voltage electric transmission systems in Lower Peninsula of Michigan and certain portions of Iowa, Kansas, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota and Oklahoma . It also focuses on developing transmission infrastructure in Wisconsin.
Methodology
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