Project 7 provides economic benefits by allowing regional energy transfers from the upper Midwest to bypass congested areas of the transmission system.
Development cycle: Project 7 will be evaluated in the MISO/PJM cross border planning process beginning in 2013, and could be eligible for regional approval as early as 2014.
Targeted in-service date: 2022
Project at a glance
- Location: Wisconsin-Illinois border
- Benefits:
- Provides economic benefits by allowing inter-regional energy transfers to bypass congested areas of the transmission system
- Description:
- 345 kV – 55 miles
- Endpoints:
Paddock (ATC) to Pleasant Valley (ComEd) - Estimated Cost: $116 million
Locations are approximate; routes have not been determined.
