PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF WISCONSIN
137-CE-215
Application of American Transmission Company LLC, as an Electric Public Utility, for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to Construct and Operate the Elm Road-Racine Transmission Line Project, Consisting of a New 345 kV Transmission Line Located Primarily in the City of Oak Creek, Milwaukee County, the City of Racine, and the Villages of Mount Pleasant and Caledonia, Racine County, Wisconsin
NOTICE OF HEARING
Party Hearing Session:
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 - 10:00 a.m. CT
No Physical Location
At the Party Hearing Session, the Commission shall receive evidence from the parties and Commission staff. Parties and Commission staff shall either:
(1) Attend any physical location as noticed for this session; or
(2) Join Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/my/pschearings
Public Hearing Session:
Thursday, April 16, 2026 - 2:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. CT
Small Gym
Cesar E. Chavez Community Center
2221 Douglas Avenue
Racine, Wisconsin
At the Public Hearing session, the Commission shall receive comments from the public. If accepted by the presiding Administrative Law Judge, such a comment will be provided to the decision maker in this case. To comment at this session, a member of the public may either:
(1) Attend any physical location as noticed for this session; or
(2) Join Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/my/pschearings
If no adequate internet connection exists, join Zoom by telephone.
Dial: +1 312 626 6799
Enter Meeting ID: 809 513 2930
What to Expect at a PSC Public Hearing. The public hearing provides an opportunity for members of the public to provide input about the application. There will be no presentation by the project applicant. To know what to expect at a PSC public hearing, visit: https://psc.wi.gov/Documents/WhattoExpectataPublicHearing.pdf
Written Public Comment:
As an alternative to commenting at the Public Hearing Session, a member of the public may submit a comment in writing received no later than Monday, April 20, 2026, by either:
(1) The internet at:
https://apps.psc.wi.gov/pages/publicCommentCase.htm?util=137&case=CE&num=215,
or
(2) U.S. Mail at:
Docket 137-CE-215 Comments
Public Service Commission
P.O. Box 7854
Madison, WI 53707-7854
Any comment received between the issue date of this notice the last day in comment period set in the Preliminary Determination Letter, and accepted by the presiding Administrative Law Judge, will be treated as both a public hearing comment and a comment with respect to the preliminary determination.
Public Observation:
A member of the public may observe without participation any hearing session by:
1. Attending any physical location as noticed,
2. Watching on YouTube at:
https://www.youtube.com/@PSCWI-Hearings,
3. If no adequate internet connection exists, listening by telephone.
Dial: +1 312 626 6799
Enter Meeting ID: 809 513 2930
More Information:
Documents and Schedule. To access the documents, the current schedule, and other information about this docket, go to the PSC Case Management System at:
https://apps.psc.wi.gov/APPS/dockets/content/detail.aspx?id=137&case=CE&num=215
Schedule Updates. To receive email updates to the schedule, subscribe to the docket calendar at: https://apps.psc.wi.gov/apps/Calendar/External/Subscribe
New Filings. To receive email notices of new filings in this docket go to ERF – EZ Subscriptions at: https://apps.psc.wi.gov/Pages/ERFhome.htm
Contact the Case Coordinator Alexandria Renk,
at (608) 267-1480 or Alexandria.Renk1@wisconsin.gov
NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin will hold a hearing in this docket as listed above. The presiding Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) may allot additional time to receive evidence and comments, if necessary.
This is a Class 1 proceeding as defined in Wis. Stat. § 227.01(3)(a).
PUBLIC COMMENTS. A person may testify in this proceeding without becoming a party and without attorney representation. A person may submit this testimony in only one of the ways listed above for making a public comment.
A person shall limit a public comment to non-technical personal knowledge or personal opinion. A person may include references to other materials in a comment, but may not include, as part of a comment, any document not written or substantially modified by that person. The Commission shall only accept documents that a person offers to supplement a comment for the purpose of showing the basis of an opinion, not for proof of the matter asserted.
A person shall only make a public comment on that person's own behalf. The Commission shall receive no comment offered on behalf of another person except for a comment that: (1) demonstrates on its face that the commentor freely and knowingly agreed to another person offering the comment on their behalf and agreed to forgo the opportunity to file their own comment, and (2) comes accompanied with a sworn statement by the person offering the comment that explains the process by which the comment was solicited, processed, and retained.
Only one comment may be submitted per person during a comment period. Parties may object to the receipt of a public comment. The Commission may reject a comment that does not comply with the requirements described in this notice.
PUBLIC RECORDS. Any material submitted to the Commission is a public record and may appear on the Commission web site. For any hearing session livestreamed over YouTube, a recording will appear on the Commission's YouTube channel.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT. The Commission does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the provision of programs, services, or employment. Any person with a disability who needs accommodations to participate in this docket or who needs to obtain this document in a different format should contact the case coordinator listed above. Any hearing location is accessible to persons with a physical disability. Any hearing conducted with Zoom, and any livestream conducted over YouTube, will provide: (1) the image of the face of each person speaking, and (2) closed captioning.
Michael E. Newmark
Administrative Law Judge
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March 13 2026
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