Regulators Decline To Reissue Permit For Transmission Line

A deadlocked Wisconsin commission has declined to rescind and subsequently reissue a construction permit for a high-voltage transmission line, a project that is now the subject of litigation in four court hearings. The decision of Wisconsin’s Public Service Commission on Thursday comes as the three utility companies backing the venture have invested more than $126 million for the Cardinal Hickory-Creek project, which includes clearing forest in Iowa where a 102-mile line will stretch from Dubuque County through Southwest Wisconsin to Dane County.