Cardinal-Hickory Creek: Regulators say consumers could pay if power line project scrapped From the Power lines: The battle over Cardinal-Hickory Creek series CHRIS HUBBUCH Jan 23, 2019 Jan 23, 2019 Updated Dec 1, 2022 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Even if a controversial power line across southwest Wisconsin is never built, Midwestern utility customers could be stuck with some of the costs.kAmu656C2= C68F=2E@CD 92G6 2AAC@G65 H92E’D <?@H? 2D “232?5@?65 A=2?E” :?46?E:G6D 7@C p>6C:42? %C2?D>:DD:@? r@][ x%r |:5H6DE 2?5 s2:CJ=2?5 !@H6C r@@A6C2E:G6[ H9:49 2C6 ;@:?E=J AC@A@D:?8 E@ 3F:=5 2 Sd__ >:==:@? 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