ITC Midwest is planning to reconstruct and upgrade the existing 161kV line between the company’s Hayward substation, located west of Hayward, Minnesota, and ITC Midwest’s Freeborn substation, located between Manchester and Albert Lea, Minnesota. The current 11-mile line was built in the 1950s and is reaching the end of its useful life. As part of the upgrade, ITC Midwest will build the line to higher capacity, while maintaining the voltage at 161 kV. This upgrade will improve the reliability of the line. The line’s increased capacity also will support the needs of the wind farms in the area.

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