JustAskMe-wow. You seem full of yourself. I was just asking a question. No need for an attack on my intellect. I do know about electricity crossing state lines, and I was asking for your proof to back up your comments, and all you gave me was a lecture on your opinion. I didn't ask for proof of Wisconsin sources; I asked for proof of greener electricity for Wisconsin.

"Nuclear energy -- power so cheap you won't hardly be able to meter it!" (save maybe with a Geiger counter near Chernobyl)

And if it does turn out to be the least bit less expensive, Wisconsin's own knot-head-in-chief Doyle will no doubt find a way to tack on a surcharge to fund some other backwards/backwoods program, like financial support for tobacco growers!

partarican1 - "Wisconsin sources"? what? You are not up-to-speed enough to discuss electrical transmission. When you refer to 'Wisconsin sources' for electricity, you obviously don't understand how electricity moves around the country. The power supplied to your computer right now may be generated in Wisconsin, or Nebraska, or Florida, or ??. Wind farms are going up in many parts of the country on a regular basis. When an Iowa farmer puts up a wind generator, some of that power goes to the grid and makes the whole country greener. You need to get over the 'state boundry thing' when you think about high-voltage power transmission lines.

JustAskMe-Where did you get your info? I would like to see your proof of greener electricity sources for Wisconsin. I am more apt to believe your statement with documented proof from an independent review and not the energy company.

Yeah . . and I have ocean-front property for sale in Arizona.

It is to our advantage that the experts makes these crucial energy delivery decisions - not my_3_kids.

High-voltage power transmission lines (like these) are getting greener all the time. Several kinds of earth friendly sources of electricity are being supplied to the grid as we speak. The amount of power from alternative sources increases each year and is transmitted greater distances thanks to power lines like these.

Why complain.. they are going to do , what they want to do, no matter what we say, do or want.. It's the american way of life.. if we really had a say into what will happen.. we would not have .. a gov't that is able to lie to us for what ever reason... Face it people.. we live in an era that public opinion means SQUAT>>>!!!!!

Putting in these lines will lower costs, but what does it really matter if the electricity is still coming from COAL? I would rather pay a little more to get an efficient and earth friendly source of electricity. I am used to living on a budget, and spending a little more to use green electricity makes more sense to me than saving money to burn coal.

nurse3u, government backed monopolies like utilities, telecoms, cable, AMA, etc are coercive monopolies. Their monopoly power is mandated and protected by government force. Non-coercive monopolies, on the other hand, are prohibited by ambiguous anti-trust laws. If congress succeeds in creating a mandate that all citizens purchase approved health insurance coverage from a government sanctioned company, then a new system of commerce by government coercion will be born.

Incidentally, WE Energies and Alliant are very different. Not only does WE Energies call ahead to inform customers of planned outages, they follow up afterward to check for any problems or concerns. Even outages beyond their control are accompanied by profuse apologies.

nemesis; You have that right. The chances that the power company will lower rates are equal to the chances I'll sprout wings & fly.

sorry..typing too fast. Lol

Allaint likes to schedule power outages without informing consumers. I was in the shower..with soap! when my electric went out for two hours. I was understandably upset. when I called, they informed me that they were not under ANY obligation to inform us, yet they supplied a generator to the Montessori School near my house during th eplanned outage..

Sweet! About time..

I thought it was against the law to have a monopoly, and yet we do not have a choice on our power company...

Watch: Right before the new power line is ready to be charged, we'll be told of 'unanticipated market fluctuations' that will prevent the expected cost reductions to materialize. I'm betting a new cost will prevent the decrease--probably for the safety nets they will have to build around the line, because the cost cuts will come right about the time that pigs start flying.

Doesn't anybody ever get tired of people lying to us ?? The only thing going down "IS" all of us under ground when were dead!!

They're full o' dung. The power is going to be sold elsewhere, out of the Midwest.

Since when has power companies ever lowered your utility bill? Only when they are forced to by law - never voluntarily. They will use this new transmission line as a way to justify raising your rates - just wait and see.

horseracing... they built a natural gas power generation plant RIGHT NEXT DOOR to the old coal plant. The addition of these lines increases the flexibility of the power grid in this area so we can buy cheaper power from different sources. Likewise Alliant can sell the power generated here (or north of us) to other markets. Either way we get lower rates.

wow horsracing, you really should lighten up on the doom and gloom. If you know anything about the "power plant" that closed down, you would know that it was a VERY expensive gas turbine that was not able to follow load control and was only a few megawatts per unit compared to the much more efficient combined cycle units that Alliant is investing in.

Also, the paddok - rockdale line is one of the very few lines into the state. Adding another line only HELPS bring in cheaper power. Thank you and have a great night.

With these new lines, they put people out of work in WI. They have already closed one power plant and with each new line they will close more. And when those plants are gone, and those new transmission lines go down due to a storm, You could be without power for some time. Those large steel structures are not just sitting around.

So I hope you will consider what you are signing up for? Nuff said.