The UW-Madison has decided not to file as an intervenor in American Transmission Company’s request to build a 345-kilovolt power line across Dane County. Being an intervenor would allow the UW to be more involved with the Public Service Commission’s decision-making process. But the UW says its concerns are already being addressed.
“We feel like at this time, we’re having our issues heard,” says UW spokeswoman Dawn Crim. She notes that the PSC required ATC to evaluate burying the line underground, if the route chosen would go along the Beltline, past the UW Arboretum.