Landowners

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Wisconsin PSC · MariBell fall 2026 · BECI early 2027
For landowners

Contacted by an agent or surveyor? Start here.

If someone has reached out about your land, you have rights and options the contact may not mention. Here’s what to know.

A note up front. This page shares general information about the process and the options landowners commonly have. It is not legal advice, and we can’t advise you on your specific situation. For advice about your land, talk to your own attorney.

If you’ve been contacted

The pace has picked up. MGS — the developer of the BECI line — has published preliminary study segment maps naming specific roads and crossings across nine counties, is holding landowner meetings, and has begun contacting landowners directly. On the MariBell line, Dairyland Power Cooperative and GridLiance Heartland expect to file with the Wisconsin Public Service Commission in fall 2026; BECI’s filing is expected in early 2027. This is a live process, worth taking seriously today.

Their schedule does not have to become yours. A first conversation is not a contract, and no route is final unless the Public Service Commission approves a project. What helps most right now: see where the study segments and routes fall relative to your land (the map below can help), get every request and every answer in writing, compare notes with your neighbors — and talk to your own attorney before signing anything.

Source · MGS BECI preliminary study segments and landowner meeting announcements (mgs-projects.com); MariBell and BECI project descriptions and published filing timelines

Is your land near the route?

The proposed and alternate routes are not finalized — but this map is the quickest way to get oriented. Type your town or address and it will fly to your area, so you can see where the corridor could fall and what it crosses nearby.

Approximate, proposed route — for orientation only, not a survey. Geocoding is client-side (OpenStreetMap); nothing you enter is saved. For the full corridor story, walk the line →. Source · MariBell and BECI project descriptions; proposed & alternate routes — not finalized.

Do

  • Keep a written record of every contact — who, when, and what was said.
  • Ask for everything in writing.
  • Talk to your neighbors; you are likely not the only one contacted.
  • Understand your rights before you sign or agree to anything.
  • Take your time.

Don’t

  • Don’t sign or verbally agree to anything on the spot.
  • Don’t grant survey or access permission without understanding what it allows.
  • Don’t assume the route is final — it isn’t yet.
  • Don’t feel you have to handle this alone.