In the next phase of a project aimed at expanding electricity transmission across the midwest, a Novi-based company is planning a new route which would stretch from Oneida Township in Eaton County to Cohoctah Township in Livingston County.
In 2024, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, or MISO, approved the second tranche of its plan to improve energy reliability in the midwest by developing a 765 kilovolt backbone encompassing 3,631 miles of transmission. As part of the $21.8 billion plan, ITC, which owns the energy transmission system for much of the Lower Peninsula, is aiming to build a new 50-mile line connecting its Oneida substation to a new station in Livingston County.
Under Michigan law, any transmission company looking to build a line that’s longer than five miles with a voltage of 345,000 volts or more must seek a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity from state energy regulators, ITC Michigan President Charles Marshall told reporters on Tuesday…