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Ixonia and Bluff Creek LNG Project | PSC Docket: 5-CG-106

​​​​​The Ixonia and Bluff Creek LNG Project at a glance...

The proposed LNG facilities would be located near each utility’s distribution system in areas of concentrated firm customer demand. The LNG facility near Bluff Creek, in the Town of LaGrange, east of Whitewater, would serve customers in WE-GO’s southeast Wisconsin service area delivering firm LNG supply by way of the recently-approved Lakeshore Lateral. The LNG facility near Ixonia would serve customers in WG’s greater Milwaukee service area by way of the Ixonia lateral.

 

Towns of Ixonia and LaGrange, Jefferson and Walworth Counties, WI.

On December 21, 2021​​ the Commission issued a final decision for this project. At the time of final decision the anticipated start date of construction was January 2022 with completion by November 2023.

Quarterly construction updates and post decisio​​​n correspondence between the Commission and the Applicant can be found in Reports of Docket 5-CG-106.

Application Summary
  • On June 2, 2020, Wisconsin Electric Power Company-Gas Operations(“WE-GO”) and Wisconsin Gas LLC (“WG”) (together, “Applicants”) submitted an application for a Certificate of Authority (CA) under Wis. Stat. § 196.49 and Wis. Admin. Code § PSC 133.03 to install and place in service two new liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) peaking facilities in southeastern Wisconsin near the towns Ixonia and LaGrange.

  • Applicant stated need: The Applicants stated purpose for the project is to increase reliability and provide additional natural gas supply and capacity to meet the “peak” demand needs in southeast Wisconsin. The Applicant’s further state that the project is needed to meet increasing demand for incremental firm deliverability, capacity and supply of natural gas, primarily for customers located in service territories within southeast Wisconsin (WG’s – southeast WI [greater Milwaukee service area]; WE’s – southeast WI [Lakeshore service area]).

  • Estimated cost: The Applicants estimate that the cost of the proposed project at Ixonia would be $185,000,000, likewise the anticipated cost of the proposed project at Bluff Creek is also $185,000,000

  • Project Location (see map): ​The Bluff Creek LNG Facility would be in Walworth County in the Town of LaGrange. The plant would be located approximately 4.5 miles southeast of the City of Whitewater, Wisconsin, and approximately 5.6 miles northwest of the City of Elkhorn, Wisconsin. The Ixonia LNG Facility would be in Jefferson County in the Town of Ixonia. The plant would be located approximately 5.7 miles southeast of the City of Watertown, Wisconsin, and approximately 3.3 miles northwest of the City of Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.

  • Proposed schedule: The application was submitted to the Commission on June 1, 2020. The Applicants have stated that construction for both sites is estimated to begin in late 2020. The anticipated in-service date for both sites would be in late 2023.
Key Application Documents and Case Contacts

Documents

Case Contacts and Additional Information

Access Docket 5-CG-106 in the PSC Case Management System to view additional information including:
  • Staff Involved: this tab contains contact details for PSC staff assigned to the docket, including the case coordinator and the environmental review coordinator
  • Documents: this tab contains a complete list of docket documents categorized by document type
Project Maps
Statutory Review

The proposed LNG facilities are a Type 2 action under Wis. Admin. Code § PSC 4.10(2). An environmental assessment will be prepared to determine whether an environmental impact statement is necessary under Wis. Stats. § 1.11.

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