The 765 kV Line in Dane County — No 765 Line
The 765 kV line in Dane County
Yes; Dane County is inside the official study area for BECI, a proposed 765,000-volt transmission line. No route has been chosen yet, and no application has been filed. The developer has published 78 candidate study segments, and its announced comment window on them closed September 7, 2026, though comments can still be sent to the company.
Dane County outlined, with BECI's published study area and study segments. Source: Midcontinent Grid Solutions (mgs-projects.com), captured August 2026. A study segment is not a chosen route.
What is being proposed here?
What is happening right now?
- MGS held its joint Dane and Dodge counties open house at The Round Table in Sun Prairie on August 26. The developer's open-house round ended August 27; written comments on the study segments are still being accepted.
- The developer's announced comment window on its 78 study segments closed September 7, 2026. Comments can still be sent to the company.
Who here is on the record?
- Dane County — Resolution urging MGS and the PSC to provide additional review, analysis and public input before any decision on the BECI line (2026 RES-130), adopted Sep 10, 2026 (County board resolution (PDF))
- Town of Bristol — Resolution opposing the BECI line through the town (2026-02), adopted Aug 26, 2026 (Town board resolution (PDF))
- Town of Deerfield — Resolution opposing the routing and construction of the BECI line through Wisconsin and the town (2026-03), adopted Sep 21, 2026 (Town board resolution (PDF))
- Town of Medina — Resolution stating regulatory and economic objections to the BECI line (2026-01), adopted Sep 2, 2026 (Town board resolution (PDF))
- Town of Sun Prairie — Resolution stating formal regulatory and economic objections to the BECI line (2026-08-25), adopted Aug 25, 2026 (Town board resolution (PDF))
- Town of York — Resolution opposing the routing and construction of the BECI line through the town (2026-03), adopted Sep 3, 2026 (Town board resolution (PDF))
- Town of York — Landowner- and municipal-impact information-request resolution (2026-04), adopted Sep 3, 2026 (Town board resolution (PDF))
- Sauk Prairie School District Board of Education (school board) — Resolution opposing the BECI line within district boundaries and requesting landowner-impact information from MGS, adopted Aug 24, 2026 (School board resolution (PDF))
- School District of Lodi Board of Education (school board) — Resolution titled as opposing proposed BECI routes through the district, resolving to request route-selection rationale, alternatives, existing-corridor analysis and cost information from MGS, adopted Sep 14, 2026 (School board resolution (PDF))
- Friends of the Lower Wisconsin Riverway (organization) — Board resolution opposing the BECI line anywhere in the Lower Wisconsin River Basin and requesting impact information from MGS, adopted Sep 10, 2026 (Board resolution (PDF))
Local businesses on the record
4 Dane County businesses on the record.
- APCO Sun Prairie
- Emily Burt Real Estate Madison
- Gilbertson's General Store DeForest
- PEI Marshall
What can I do?
How do I connect locally?
County organizing is just getting started here. Local contacts and ways to connect in Dane County will be added to this page as they become available. Joining the email list is the best way to hear when that happens.
Common questions
No. The developer has published a study area and 78 study segments, not a route. A route only becomes real if the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin grants a permit, in a proceeding expected to begin in early 2027.
The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin, through a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity proceeding. The public can participate at every stage.