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The lines made headlines

Opened the 4:30 p.m. press conference in the Capitol Rotunda at A Day of Power, October 13, 2026.

Nine news headlines about the two proposed lines, from December 2025 to September 2026, each as the outlet ran it. The closing card counts 80 local governments that had opposed the lines or their routes as of October 10, 2026. The resolution tracker has the current count. The music is an original score owned by No 765 Line, Inc. No words are spoken. Video · No 765 Line, Inc. · Download the video (MP4)

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Southern Wisconsin · In the news
The lines made headlines.
SWNews4U, Dec 3, 2025: Transmission line draws big crowd. News coverage. Source: swnews4u.com
Wisconsin Public Radio, Jun 17, 2026: Group seeks to fight ‘largest transmission line ever constructed’ in Wisconsin. News coverage. Source: wpr.org
News 8000 (WKBT), Aug 17, 2026: Residents gather in De Soto to discuss major power line project concerns. News coverage. Source: news8000.com
Channel 3000 (WISC), Aug 18, 2026: Proposed 190-mile transmission line receives backlash. News coverage. Source: channel3000.com
Channel 3000 (WISC), Aug 20, 2026: Farmer concerned for livelihood if transmission line approved. News coverage. Source: channel3000.com
Tribune-Enterprise (hngnews.com), Aug 25, 2026: Transmission line galvanizes communities across political divides. News coverage. Source: hngnews.com
The Gazette (Janesville), Aug 27, 2026: Rock County residents turn out in droves to sound off on 765kV transmission line plan. News coverage. Source: gazettextra.com
WMTV 15 News (NBC15), Aug 31, 2026: Opposition grows in southern Wisconsin over proposed power lines. News coverage. Source: wmtv15news.com
Spectrum News 1 (Wisconsin), Sep 25, 2026: Wisconsin farmers push back on transmission line project. News coverage. Source: spectrumnews1.com
On the public record: 80 local governments have opposed the lines or their routes. Resolution record updated Oct 10, 2026
A Day of Power: Today, the public record comes to the Capitol.

Southern Wisconsin, 2026

Played on a loop on a screen in the Capitol Rotunda through A Day of Power, October 13, 2026.

Headlines from 2026, the two projects in the developers’ own numbers, and seven statements by the developers, each set beside the public record. Near the end it counts the 80 local governments in ten counties that had opposed the lines or their routes as of October 10, 2026. One of the 80, the Town of Haney, is listed from a news report of a planning commission vote, and three have no record posted yet. The resolution tracker has the current count. Each screen names its source. The video has no sound. The Ott quotation joins two of his sentences from the same Gazette article. Video · No 765 Line, Inc. · Download the video (MP4)

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Southern Wisconsin. 2026.
Wisconsin Public Radio, Jun 17, 2026: Group seeks to fight ‘largest transmission line ever constructed’ in Wisconsin
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Sep 1, 2026: Second high-voltage power line proposed to cut through Driftless area
Channel 3000, Aug 25, 2026: Baraboo school district expresses concerns over proposed transmission line near elementary school
The Cap Times, Sep 17, 2026: Dane County residents fear power line would turn ‘heaven’ into ‘hell’
Channel 3000, Aug 20, 2026: Farmer concerned for livelihood if transmission line approved
La Crosse Tribune, Aug 27, 2026: Community raises concerns on ‘travesty’ of proposed Driftless Region transmission lines
Reedsburg Independent, Sep 3, 2026: Power line project threatens outdoor classroom at Tower Rock Elementary, officials say
01, By the numbers: 765,000 volts. Two separate proposed lines: MariBell and BECI. Source: MariBell and BECI developers’ project sites
02, By the numbers: MariBell in Wisconsin, about 30 miles. BECI, about 190 miles. About 220 miles of proposed 765 kV line in Wisconsin. MariBell runs about 140 miles in all, from Marion, Minnesota. Source: Wisconsin miles measured from the MariBell developer’s proposed-route map file · maribelltransmission.com/faq (“approximately 140-mile”) · mgs-projects.com/BECI (“approximately 190-mile”)
03, By the numbers: BECI towers, generally, 175 feet. MariBell towers, 150 to 200 feet. Tower heights, in the developers’ own words. Source: MGS letter to Richland County, Sept. 14, 2026 · maribelltransmission.com FAQ
04, By the numbers: BECI right-of-way, 180 feet. MariBell, up to 250 feet. The width of cleared land the lines would need. Source: MGS letter to Richland County, Sept. 14, 2026 · maribelltransmission.com FAQ
05, By the numbers: Nearly 2,900 sq. miles. BECI’s study area, across nine counties. No final route has been selected. Source: Measured from MGS’s published BECI study-area map · MGS BECI FAQ 2 and 24
06, By the numbers: $1.2 billion. BECI’s estimated cost, as its developer told federal regulators. Electric customers across MISO’s Midwest region pay it. Source: FERC order 195 FERC ¶ 61,251 (June 26, 2026), P 9 · MGS BECI FAQ 15
Counting down: What they told Wisconsin. In the developers’ own words. Then the record.
#7, What they told Wisconsin: “A single 765 kV line can move 600% more energy than a 345 kV line” (MGS flyer, “Coming to Wisconsin,” July 2026). Stamp: Missing context. The record: AEP’s own 765 kV page says a 765 kV line carries “up to six times” the power. Six times as much is 500% more. Source: MGS BECI flyer, July 2026 · aep.com/about/businesses/transmission/765kv
#6, What they told Wisconsin: “We’re still early in the process. We’re still a long way from routes becoming permanent.” (Alan Ott, MGS, to The Gazette (Janesville), Aug. 19, 2026). Stamp: In their own words. The record: MGS plans to apply for the Public Service Commission’s certificate in early 2027. Source: The Gazette, Aug. 19, 2026 · MGS BECI FAQ 11
#5, What they told Wisconsin: “Electricity demand is growing at a rate not seen in decades.” (MariBell project fact sheet, maribelltransmission.com). Stamp: Missing context. The record: Federal data: Wisconsin and Minnesota each sold less electricity in 2024 than in 2005. Source: MariBell need fact sheet · U.S. EIA-861 state retail sales, 2005 and 2024
#4, What they told Wisconsin: “$18.1 B · Lower congestion and fuel costs” (MGS open-house board, August 2026). Stamp: Missing context. The record: MISO’s own table, on the same 20-year basis as the board’s other figures: $8.1 billion, for the whole portfolio. Source: MGS BECI open-house boards, board 3 · MISO MTEP24, Ch. 2, Table 2.31, p. 137
#3, What they told Wisconsin: “Parcel specific data will be available later in the process.” (Brian Radday, MGS, letter to Richland County, Sept. 14, 2026). Stamp: In their own words. The record: Richland County asked for parcel maps, legal descriptions of the route and dollar figures for each parcel. The letter gave none of them. Source: MGS letter to Richland County, Sept. 14, 2026 · Richland County Res. 26-44
#2, What they told Wisconsin: “We’re using more electricity than ever.” (mgs-projects.com/BECI). Stamp: Missing context. The record: Their own FAQ: Wisconsin’s electricity sales “have been roughly flat since 2005.” Federal data: 2024 was 2.9% below 2005. Source: MGS BECI FAQ 5 · U.S. EIA-861 state retail sales, 2005 and 2024
#1, What they told Wisconsin: “~200 Miles of 765 kV Transmission Coming to Wisconsin” (MGS flyer, “Coming to Wisconsin,” July 2026). Stamp: Missing context. The record: Not approved yet. MGS plans to apply for the Public Service Commission’s certificate in early 2027 and expects a decision in summer 2028. Source: MGS BECI FAQ 11 · MGS open-house board 10, project schedule
Here’s what wasn’t on the flyer.
In Wisconsin, the Public Service Commission’s certificate is the decision. Neither project has one yet. The time to be heard is before it. Source: Wis. Stat. § 196.491(3)(a)1 · MGS BECI FAQ 11 · maribelltransmission.com FAQ
The clock is already running: MISO approved both lines in its long-range plan in December 2024. It requires BECI in service by June 1, 2034. Source: MISO board approval of Tranche 2.1, Dec. 12, 2024 · MISO BECI Selection Report (Jan. 6, 2026), p. i
March 11, 2026: The first resolution against the line. Town of Wheatland, Vernon County
A counter of local governments that have opposed the lines or their routes, month by month: 1 in December 2025, 1 in January 2026, 1 in February, 3 in March, 5 in April, 5 in May, 7 in June, 10 in July, 39 in August, 79 in September, 80 in October.
Headlines stacking behind the counter: SWNews4U, Mar 4, 2026: Prairie fire of opposition sparked to 765 kV MariBell transmission line. Tribune-Enterprise, Aug 25, 2026: Transmission line galvanizes communities across political divides. The Gazette, Aug 27, 2026: Rock County residents turn out in droves to sound off on 765kV transmission line plan. WMTV 15 News, Aug 31, 2026: Opposition grows in southern Wisconsin over proposed power lines. Daily Union, Sep 9, 2026: Unanimous vote: County Board passes resolution opposing transmission line routes. Channel 3000, Aug 26, 2026: Sauk Prairie school board opposes proposed transmission line running near elementary school. Wisconsin Public Radio, Sep 18, 2026: Proposed transmission lines unite some Republicans and Democrats in opposition
On the public record: 80 local governments have opposed the lines or their routes. In ten Wisconsin counties. Source: Adopted resolutions on file, no765line.org resolution tracker · Updated Oct 10, 2026
A Day of Power · October 13: Today, the public record comes to the Capitol.
This is not a done deal. no765line.org

Local governments that said no

Played on a loop on a screen in the Capitol Rotunda through A Day of Power, October 13, 2026.

A roll call of the 80 towns, villages, cities and counties that our resolution tracker listed on October 10, 2026, as having opposed the lines or their routes, in the order they acted. The first, the Town of Haney on December 8, 2025, is listed from a news report that the town’s planning commission voted that day to ask the town board to send a letter opposing the line. Each of the other 79 acted by resolution. The resolution tracker has the current count. The video has no sound. Video · No 765 Line, Inc. · Download the video (MP4)

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80 said no. Wisconsin local governments, on the public record, opposing the proposed 765,000-volt lines or their routes.
Where it started: It started with one.
A roll call of all 80, each with a running count, its type of government, its county and the date it acted, from 1, Town of Haney, Crawford County, Dec 8, 2025, to 80, Town of Rock, Rock County, Oct 5, 2026. The full list is on the resolution tracker.
29 in August.
40 in September.
Crawford County, Vernon County, Richland County, Sauk County, Columbia County, Walworth County, Dane County, Jefferson County, Dodge County, Rock County. Ten counties.
Southern Wisconsin: a map of the 80 local governments, counting up to 80. Local governments, ten counties.
65 towns, 5 counties, 5 cities, 5 villages. 80 said no.
This is not a done deal. no765line.org. Is your town on the list? /take-action/resolution-tracker
As of Oct 10, 2026 · Opposition to the lines or their routes · Public record sources and action details on the tracker

Where the lines could go

Played on a loop on a screen in the Capitol Rotunda through A Day of Power, October 13, 2026.

MariBell’s proposed corridor and BECI’s 78 candidate study segments, drawn from the developers’ own map files: MariBell’s as retrieved June 1, 2026, and BECI’s as retrieved August 6, 2026. Neither is a final route, and BECI’s developer has not selected one. The video has no sound. Video · No 765 Line, Inc. · Download the video (MP4)

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Two proposed 765 kV projects
Where the lines could go.
Minnesota, Iowa (map labels)
MariBell: Marion, MN to Bell Center, WI. Developer-published proposed corridor. Not finalized.
BECI: Crawford County to the Illinois line. 78 candidate study segments. No route selected.
Illinois (map label)
Crawford, Vernon, Richland, Sauk, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Rock, Walworth. Ten counties.
Proposed. Not final. no765line.org
Source geometry: MariBell developer proposed corridor (retrieved June 1, 2026); BECI/MGS GeoVoice candidate study segments (retrieved August 6, 2026). For orientation only.

Private companies will profit

Played on a loop on a screen in the Capitol Rotunda through A Day of Power, October 13, 2026.

The video sets the developers’ own tower heights beside a drone held at 70, 100, 150 and 200 feet at a field day in Seneca Township, Crawford County, on June 6, 2026. It ends with the three requests residents brought to legislators and the 80 local governments that had opposed the lines or their routes as of October 10, 2026. One of the 80, the Town of Haney, is listed from a news report of a planning commission vote, and three have no record posted yet. The resolution tracker has the current count. The video has no sound. Video · No 765 Line, Inc. · Download the video (MP4)

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MariBell and BECI: two proposed 765 kV lines. Private companies will profit.
Private return. Public bill. MISO planned both lines in its regional plan. The companies building them earn a regulated return on the investment. Electric customers across MISO’s Midwest region, Wisconsin ratepayers included, pay the cost. BECI alone: about $1.2 billion.
Wisconsin ratepayers pay the bill. Source: MISO Tranche 2.1 · MGS BECI FAQ 15 · FERC order 195 FERC ¶ 61,251 (June 26, 2026)
Two proposed 765 kV projects. Where the lines could go.
Crawford, Vernon, Richland, Sauk, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, Rock, Walworth. Ten counties.
Proposed. Not final. no765line.org
See how tall 765 kV is. 70 ft, about the existing line. 100 ft. 150 ft. 200 ft, top of MariBell’s stated range. BECI’s towers: about 175 feet, per its developer. The drone (label and arrow on the drone in the sky). Source: Drone held at marked heights, field day, Seneca Township, Crawford County, June 6, 2026 · MariBell FAQ · MGS letter to Richland County, Sept. 14, 2026
A permanent corridor through working land. For landowners in the path: steel towers about 175 feet tall for BECI and 150 to 200 feet for MariBell, on a cleared right-of-way 180 to 250 feet wide. BECI’s developer says it will “build, operate, and maintain the 765-kV line for its lifespan.”
Some families would sell and move. Source: MGS letter to Richland County, Sept. 14, 2026 · maribelltransmission.com FAQ · MGS BECI FAQ 9 · Kurt Kielisch, forensic appraiser
Stop the 765 line.
We’re asking every legislator to commit, in writing: 1. Meet with us and colleagues from both parties by Dec. 15 to prepare bipartisan legislation for January 2027. 2. Support a public informational hearing on MISO’s Tranche 2.1 plan by Dec. 15, by signing our letter to the energy committee chairs. 3. Sign our letter asking the Public Service Commission for a full public hearing on MGS’s application to operate as a utility in Wisconsin (docket 2708-NC-100). Source: The three requests, sent to all 132 legislative offices, October 2026
80 local governments in ten counties have opposed the lines or their routes. Will Wisconsin’s legislators come together, too? no765line.org. Source: Adopted resolutions on file, no765line.org resolution tracker