ITC Transmission
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ITC Transmission also known as International Transmission Company, is an electric transmission
company based in Novi, Michigan
, a Detroit
suburb. The company is in charge of the electric transmission system formerly owned by Detroit Edison
and Consumers Energy
.
ITC was founded in 1999 as a subsidiary of Detroit Edison (itself a subsidiary of DTE Energy
), charged in the ownership, operation and maintenance of Detroit Edison's transmission system. ITC would be fully spun out
from Detroit Edison in April 2004, following a transition period that begun in December 2002. Detroit Edison was required to spin off ITC, in preparation for electric utility deregulation
in Michigan.
voltages are 345,000 volts, 230,000 volts, 138,000 volts, and 120,000 volts.
ITC has three 345kV interconnections with First Energy Corporation in Ohio, via that company's Toledo Edison subsidiary (Bayshore-Monroe
line, Majestic-Monroe-Allen Junction line, and the Majestic-Lemoyne line). Though owned by ITC these lines reside on towers designed by Consumers, as they pass through part of their service area in southern Monroe and southeastern Lenawee Counties.
There are four interconnections with Hydro One
in Ontario
, Canada—one 345kV (St. Clair-Lambton #1) and three 230kV (Keith-Waterman line, St. Clair-Lambton #2 line and the Bunce Creek-Scott line). Currently, ITC is proposing a new 345 kv Line in the Thumb Region so it can support new wind farms. This project is expected to be built with steel tubular towers in a double-circuit arrangement. This will be completed by 2015. ITC Transmission has 2,700 circuit miles of transmission lines, with 17,000 transmission towers and poles and 155 substations. This subsidiary serves a population of 5.1 million people in 13 metro-Detroit counties. This subsidiary became independent in April 2004. This subsidiary has 230 kv lines that traverse the metro area including Shelby Twp where two meet at the Jewell Substation. The recognizable transmission line in the area is the so called "Edison Corridor". There are two double-circuit 345 kV lines, portions of it become single circuit. and two 120 kV lines with one heading toward the northeast starting from the Bismark Substation to the Lenox Substation. This corridor extends 20 miles (32.2 km) through Warren from the Stephens Substation and through Sterling Heights and Utica, and finally Shelby Twp and Washington Twp.
northest to Kalkaska, Michigan
particularly made of steel poles with three insulators or conductors, which is the first 230 kV transmission line in its system known as the Keystone to Clearwater 230 kV Line.
METC has four 345KV interconnections with American Electric Power
, via AEP's Indiana Michigan Power division: Palisades
-Cook
#1, Palisades-Cook #2, Argenta-Collingwood and Argenta-Irwin.
METC has six other 138kv interconnections with other utilities: one 138kv interconnection each with Northern Indiana Public Service Company
(Barton-Batavia line) and Alpena Power Company
; two with Edison Sault Electric Company
in the eastern part of Michigan
's Upper Peninsula (McGulpin-Straits #1 and McGulpin-Straits #2; these lines are submerged under the Straits of Mackinac
); and two 138KV interconnections with the Lansing Board of Water & Light
(Davis-Oneida line and the Davis-Enterprise line).
METC serves 4.9 million people in 53 Michigan counties. METC includes 5,400 circuit miles of transmission lines, with 44,000 transmission towers and poles and 81 substations. METC is currently working on capital projects including the 138 kv Rebuild project in East Tawas, and the 138 kv Oakland-Tihart line.
, southern Minnesota
and northwest Illinois
; it was created on December 20, 2007 following ITC's acquisition of Interstate Power and Light
's transmission system.
Electric power transmission
Electric-power transmission is the bulk transfer of electrical energy, from generating power plants to Electrical substations located near demand centers...
company based in Novi, Michigan
Novi, Michigan
Novi is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the population was 55,224, an increase over the 2000 census count of 47,386. The city is located approximately northwest of the center of Detroit, and northeast of the center of Ann Arbor. The city is located...
, a Detroit
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
suburb. The company is in charge of the electric transmission system formerly owned by Detroit Edison
Detroit Edison
The Detroit Edison Company, founded in 1903, is an investor-owned electric utility which serves most of Southeast Michigan. Its parent company, DTE Energy , provides energy services to a variety of clients beyond Detroit Edison's service area.- History :...
and Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy is a public utility that provides natural gas and electricity to more than 6 million of Michigan's 10 million residents. It serves customers in all 68 of the state’s Lower Peninsula counties. It is a division of CMS Energy. Its headquarters is in Jackson.-History:The company was...
.
ITC was founded in 1999 as a subsidiary of Detroit Edison (itself a subsidiary of DTE Energy
DTE Energy
DTE Energy Co. is a Detroit, Michigan-based utility incorporated in 1995 involved in the development and management of energy-related businesses and services nationwide....
), charged in the ownership, operation and maintenance of Detroit Edison's transmission system. ITC would be fully spun out
Spin out
A spin-out, also known as a spin-off or a starburst, refers to a type of corporate action where a company "splits off" sections of itself as a separate business....
from Detroit Edison in April 2004, following a transition period that begun in December 2002. Detroit Edison was required to spin off ITC, in preparation for electric utility deregulation
Deregulation
Deregulation is the removal or simplification of government rules and regulations that constrain the operation of market forces.Deregulation is the removal or simplification of government rules and regulations that constrain the operation of market forces.Deregulation is the removal or...
in Michigan.
ITC Transmission
Largely overlapping Detroit Edison's area, and launched on March 1, 2003, ITC's transmission lineTransmission line
In communications and electronic engineering, a transmission line is a specialized cable designed to carry alternating current of radio frequency, that is, currents with a frequency high enough that its wave nature must be taken into account...
voltages are 345,000 volts, 230,000 volts, 138,000 volts, and 120,000 volts.
ITC has three 345kV interconnections with First Energy Corporation in Ohio, via that company's Toledo Edison subsidiary (Bayshore-Monroe
Monroe Power Plant
The Monroe Power Plant is a coal-fired power plant located in Monroe, Michigan on the western shore of Lake Erie. It is owned by the Detroit Edison Company, a subsidiary of DTE Energy. The plant was constructed in the early 1970s and was completed in 1974. The plant has 4 generating units, each...
line, Majestic-Monroe-Allen Junction line, and the Majestic-Lemoyne line). Though owned by ITC these lines reside on towers designed by Consumers, as they pass through part of their service area in southern Monroe and southeastern Lenawee Counties.
There are four interconnections with Hydro One
Hydro One
Hydro One Incorporated delivers electricity across the Canadian province of Ontario. It is a Corporation established under the Business Corporations Act with a single shareholder, the Government of Ontario....
in Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada—one 345kV (St. Clair-Lambton #1) and three 230kV (Keith-Waterman line, St. Clair-Lambton #2 line and the Bunce Creek-Scott line). Currently, ITC is proposing a new 345 kv Line in the Thumb Region so it can support new wind farms. This project is expected to be built with steel tubular towers in a double-circuit arrangement. This will be completed by 2015. ITC Transmission has 2,700 circuit miles of transmission lines, with 17,000 transmission towers and poles and 155 substations. This subsidiary serves a population of 5.1 million people in 13 metro-Detroit counties. This subsidiary became independent in April 2004. This subsidiary has 230 kv lines that traverse the metro area including Shelby Twp where two meet at the Jewell Substation. The recognizable transmission line in the area is the so called "Edison Corridor". There are two double-circuit 345 kV lines, portions of it become single circuit. and two 120 kV lines with one heading toward the northeast starting from the Bismark Substation to the Lenox Substation. This corridor extends 20 miles (32.2 km) through Warren from the Stephens Substation and through Sterling Heights and Utica, and finally Shelby Twp and Washington Twp.
METC
On October 2006, ITC completed the acquisition of METC, or Michigan Electric Transmission Company. Largely overlapping Consumers Energy's area, METC system uses line voltages of 345,000, 230,000 and 138,000 volts. Consumers retained radial 138 kV lines as well. Consumers recently installed a 230 kV line running from Traverse CityTraverse City, Michigan
Traverse City is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is the county seat of Grand Traverse County, although a small portion extends into Leelanau County. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region. The population was 14,674 at the 2010 census, with 143,372 in the Traverse...
northest to Kalkaska, Michigan
Kalkaska, Michigan
Kalkaska is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the village population was 2,226. It is the county seat of Kalkaska County.-Geography:...
particularly made of steel poles with three insulators or conductors, which is the first 230 kV transmission line in its system known as the Keystone to Clearwater 230 kV Line.
METC has four 345KV interconnections with American Electric Power
American Electric Power
American Electric Power is a major investor-owner electric utility in various parts of the United States. AEP ranks among the nation's largest generators of electricity, owning nearly 38,000 megawatts of generating capacity in the U.S...
, via AEP's Indiana Michigan Power division: Palisades
Palisades Nuclear Generating Station
The Palisades Power Plant is a nuclear power plant located on Lake Michigan, in Van Buren County's Covert Township, Michigan, on a site of 432 acres 5 miles south of South Haven, Michigan, USA.Palisades is owned and operated by Entergy...
-Cook
Donald C. Cook Nuclear Generating Station
Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant is a nuclear power plant located just north of the city of Bridgman, Michigan which is part of Berrien County, on a site 11 miles south of St. Joseph, Michigan, USA. The plant is owned by American Electric Power and operated by Indiana Michigan Power, an AEP subsidiary...
#1, Palisades-Cook #2, Argenta-Collingwood and Argenta-Irwin.
METC has six other 138kv interconnections with other utilities: one 138kv interconnection each with Northern Indiana Public Service Company
NiSource
NiSource, Inc. , based in Merrillville, Indiana, is a Fortune 500 company engaged in natural gas transmission, storage and distribution, as well as electric generation, transmission and distribution...
(Barton-Batavia line) and Alpena Power Company
Alpena Power Company
Alpena Power Company is a public utility company that provides electricity to most of Alpena County, Michigan, as well as southeastern Presque Isle County and the village of Hillman, in Montmorency County. The headquarters are located in Alpena, Michigan. The company was founded in 1881 by George N...
; two with Edison Sault Electric Company
Wisconsin Energy Corporation
Wisconsin Energy Corporation , based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin serves more than 1.1 million electric customers in Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula and more than 1 million natural gas customers in Wisconsin through its utility subsidiary, We Energies...
in the eastern part of Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
's Upper Peninsula (McGulpin-Straits #1 and McGulpin-Straits #2; these lines are submerged under the Straits of Mackinac
Straits of Mackinac
The Straits of Mackinac is the strip of water that connects two of the Great Lakes, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, and separates the Lower Peninsula of Michigan from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. It is a shipping lane providing passage for raw materials and finished goods, connecting, for...
); and two 138KV interconnections with the Lansing Board of Water & Light
Lansing Board of Water & Light
The Lansing Board of Water and Light is a publicly owned, municipal utility that provides electricity and water to the residents of the cities of Lansing and East Lansing, Michigan and the surrounding townships of Delta, Delhi, Meridian and DeWitt...
(Davis-Oneida line and the Davis-Enterprise line).
METC serves 4.9 million people in 53 Michigan counties. METC includes 5,400 circuit miles of transmission lines, with 44,000 transmission towers and poles and 81 substations. METC is currently working on capital projects including the 138 kv Rebuild project in East Tawas, and the 138 kv Oakland-Tihart line.
Interconnections between ITC and METC
There are four 345kV interconnections between the ITC and METC systems to the west of Detroit Edison's service area (Majestic-Tompkins line, Majestic-Battle Creek-Oneida line, Jewell-Thetford line, and the Pontiac-Hampton line), plus five 120/138kV interconnections (the Custer-Whiting line, Genoa-Latson line, Hemphill-Hunters Creek line, Washtenaw-Lark-Blackstone line and the Atlanta-Thetford-Karn line). Since Consumers' transmission voltage is 138kV, Detroit Edison has 120/138kV transformers in the substations on their end of the lines so that they can tie into Consumers' system. These two subsidiaries combine together in Michigan's lower peninsula, and they are both headquartered in Novi, Michigan.ITC Midwest
ITC Midwest is ITC's transmission system in IowaIowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, southern Minnesota
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
and northwest Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
; it was created on December 20, 2007 following ITC's acquisition of Interstate Power and Light
Alliant Energy
Alliant Energy Corporation is a public utility holding company that incorporated in Madison, Wisconsin in 1981. It consists of two subsidiaries:...
's transmission system.