The Washington Post’s Editorial Board published an opinion on the Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line this month: “Don't Let Environmentalism Sabotage Green Energy.” Dairyland is a co-owner of the line with ATC and ITC Midwest.
“Two miles remain to be built of the 102-mile Cardinal-Hickory Creek high-voltage transmission line between Iowa and Wisconsin, expected to connect more than 160 renewable-energy facilities, producing nearly 25 gigawatts of green power, to the Midwestern grid. And yet this crucial project for the climate might not get finished — because of U.S. environmental laws.”