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KEY FACTS  
 
Background
  • Began operations Jan. 1, 2001, as the first multi-state electric transmission-only utility
  • Companies that transferred transmission assets or cash to ATC now are equity owners
  • A transmission-owning member of the Midwest ISO, Midwest Reliability Organization and Reliability First Corporation.
  • Regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for rates and tariffs
  • Regulated by states for siting transmission infrastructure
  • Headquartered in Pewaukee, Wis., with approximately 535 employees working in Wisconsin, Michigan and Washington, DC

Assets
  • 9,400 circuit miles of transmission line
  • 510 substations (wholly or jointly owned)
  • $2.75 billion in total assets

Operations
  • Two system operations centers
  • 2009 Peak demand: 11,868 MW
  • Service area includes portion of Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois
  • Peak electric demand is projected to grow at just under 2 percent; up to 8 percent in some areas; no growth in other areas

Construction Program

  • $2.2 billion investment since 2001
  • Upgraded more than 1,400 miles of lines
  • Built 476 miles of new lines
  • Improved 130 substations
  • Supported 1,100 megawatts of new electric usage
  • Connected 4,293 megawatts of new generation at 18 sites
  • Reduced energy losses by more than 15 million megawatt hours
  • Approximately $2.5 billion investment planned over the next 10 years based on our 2009 Ten Year Transmission System Assessment
 
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