Copperton Projects Community Listening Sessions to be held October 5-22

A slide from an ITC Michigan shows the three prongs of the proposed Copperton transmission line projects, covering 254 miles across a large area of the central Lower Peninsula.

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The Copperton Projects Community Listening Sessions are the second phase of METC’s multiphase public and community engagement process, where the community can learn more about the Projects, ask questions, and share feedback directly with METC. The Community Listening Sessions will be “open house” style, meaning the project team will be available throughout the event to discuss routing, design, construction, and other project details. Light refreshments will be provided.

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Copperton to Ludington

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Close up of Clare County See main map for key

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Posted Monday, September 21, 2026 12:00 am

ITC Michigan will notify more than 50,000 households along the potential routes for the new high-voltage transmission lines by mailer inviting them to help shape the final pathways over the coming months. Several of those lines will pass through Clare County.

There are three Copperton projects planned like spokes in three directions from a substation near Coleman in Midland County. The facility will be upgraded and renamed the Copperton substation.

A 159-mile line from the Copperton substation in Midland County to the Ludington substation in Mason County, near Lake Michigan.
A 55-mile line from the Copperton substation to the Nelson Road substation in Gratiot County.
A 40-mile line from the Copperton substation to the Tittabawassee substation in Midland County, near Midland.

The project will take years to build and require state routing approval before advancing. Once obtained, developers can use eminent domain to forcibly secure easements from landowners chosen to host 100-foot power poles and 345-kilovolt lines on their properties, so the planning process is extensive.

Developers have unveiled preliminary route options for each and will hold a series of meetings across the affected areas in October to gather input.

RSVP online at https://burnsmcd.cventevents.com/event/ITCCPCLS/register

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