2015 Senate Bill 282

Connect Upper and Lower Peninsula power grids

Introduced in the Senate

April 21, 2015

Introduced by Sen. Tom Casperson (R-38)

To establish a process for the state to choose an electric utility power line operator that would connect the Upper and Lower Peninsulas into a single electric grid. This relates to recent conflicts involving Wisconsin utilities and plants that serve central and western U.P. customers.

Referred to the Committee on Environment, Energy, and Technology