Wisconsin Reliability Project

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Wisconsin Reliability Project is a natural gas pipeline replacement in Illinois and Wisconsin, operated by ANR Pipeline Company. Construction began in 2024. It runs 51 miles of 30", 36" pipe.

Wisconsin Reliability Project
General information
KindPipeline project[1]
Project typeReplacement[2]
StatusIn service[2]
CommodityNatural gas[2]
Owner and operator
Operator
Facility projects
StatesIllinois, Wisconsin[2]
CountiesIllinois: McHenry
Wisconsin: Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Oconto, Outagamie, Portage, Sheboygan, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Winnebago[3]
Approved19 December 2023[3]
Construction startedMarch 2024[4]
In serviceNovember 2025[2] or 1 November 2025[5][sources disagree]
FERC docketCP23-15[1]
FERC pre-filing docketPF22-5[1]
Contractors
Technical information
Length51 mi[2]
Pipe size30", 36"[2]
Capacity144 MMcf/d additional capacity (EIA)[2]
Cost$700 million (EIA estimate; no dollar year given)[2] or approximately $757.6 million, including AFUDC[6][sources disagree]
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Wisconsin Reliability Project is a natural gas pipeline replacement in Illinois and Wisconsin, operated by ANR Pipeline Company. Construction began in 2024. It runs 51 miles of 30", 36" pipe.

Contractorsedit

ContractorWorkPrime or subScopeSpreadYears
Precision Pipeline, LLC[7][8][9][10]PrimePL2 (WI): 13.7 mi of 14-in and 16 mi of 30-in; PL1 (IL): 10.9 mi of 22-in and 11 mi of 36-inuntil 1 January 2025
Michels[8][9][10][11]Prime
Mott MacDonald[9]Engineering design and survey (prime consultant)FEED, detailed design and FERC filing support, surveys, construction staking and as-built services
Northern Clearing, Inc.[12]Clearing and reclamationRight-of-way clearing and timber mat access lanes, Segment PL-3Segment PL-3
Acoustical Control, LLC[13]Noise abatement panels (Wolf River HDD site)Segment PL-3
Brock[11]Subcontractor listed by the general contractor (scope not stated)Under Michels
Custom Fabricating & Supplies[11]Subcontractor listed by the general contractor (scope not stated)Under Michels
E-Z Line Pipe Support Co.[11]Subcontractor listed by the general contractor (scope not stated)Under Michels
Manowske Welding Corp.[11]Subcontractor listed by the general contractor (scope not stated)Under Michels
Northway Fence[11]Subcontractor listed by the general contractor (scope not stated)Under Michels
Pipeline Drying International[11]Subcontractor listed by the general contractor (scope not stated)Under Michels
RelaDyne Reliability Services[11]Subcontractor listed by the general contractor (scope not stated)Under Michels
S&B Helical[11]Subcontractor listed by the general contractor (scope not stated)Under Michels
The State Group[11]Subcontractor listed by the general contractor (scope not stated)Under Michels
Veit & Co.[11]Subcontractor listed by the general contractor (scope not stated)Under Michels
Michels Pipeline, Inc.[14]PrimeReplaced 24 miles of pipeline by HDD incl. a 1-mile Wolf River crossing; hybrid compression upgrades at Kewaskum and Weyauwega and a new Janesville compressor station (credited with Michels Construction, Road & Stone, Trenchless)
Michels Trenchless, Inc.[14]HDD and boreHDD installation including the 1-mile Wolf River crossing (credited company on the firm's post)
Michels Construction, Inc.[14]Credited company on the firm's post; role not statedCredited on the firm's Wisconsin Reliability Project post; role not stated

Inspection

FirmScope
HDR Engineering, Inc.[15]FERC third-party compliance monitoring
Merjent, Inc.[16]Environmental inspection team

Spreads

SpreadPrime contractor
Segment PL-1[6][7][17]Precision Pipeline, LLC
Segment PL-2[6][7][17]Precision Pipeline, LLC
Segment PL-3[6][13][18]Michels

Crossings

FeatureMethod
Wolf River and Jenny Bayou (Waupaca County, WI; Segment PL-3 MP 70.8 to MP 72.0)[19]HDD

Sources disagree

These sources give different values for the same fact. Each value is listed with the sources that give it.

FactValues given
Cost
  • $700 million (EIA estimate; no dollar year given)[2]
  • approximately $757.6 million, including AFUDC[6]
In service
  • November 2025[2]
  • 1 November 2025[5]

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Referencesedit

  1. “FERC eLibrary docket CP23-15”. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  2. “U.S. natural gas pipeline projects (Natural Gas Pipeline Projects)”. U.S. Energy Information Administration. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  3. “Order Issuing Certificate and Approving Abandonment, Wisconsin Reliability Project (CP23-15)”. FERC. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  4. “Biweekly Status Report No. 2 (Feb 29-Mar 13, 2024), Wisconsin Reliability Project (CP23-15)”. ANR Pipeline Company (filed with FERC). 4 April 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  5. “Notice of Commencement of Service, Weyauwega Compressor Station and Full Project Capacity, Wisconsin Reliability Project (CP23-15)”. ANR Pipeline Company (filed with FERC). 3 November 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  6. “Abbreviated Application for a Certificate and Abandonment Authority, Wisconsin Reliability Project (CP23-15)”. ANR Pipeline Company (filed with FERC). 14 November 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  7. “All Projects - Precision Pipeline, LLC | Infrastructure and Utility Pipeline Contractor”. Precision Pipeline, LLC. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  8. “TC Energy completes Wisconsin Reliability Project”. TC Energy. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  9. “TC Energy's Wisconsin Reliability Project reaches in-service”. Mott MacDonald. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  10. “TC Energy Puts $700 Million Wisconsin Pipeline Project in Service”. Pipeline & Gas Journal. 4 November 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  11. “Top Projects of 2025: Wisconsin Reliability Project”. The Daily Reporter. 8 May 2026. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  12. “Environmental Compliance Monitoring Report, May 25-31, 2025, Wisconsin Reliability Project (CP23-15)”. FERC (third-party compliance monitor report). 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  13. “Environmental Compliance Monitoring Report, May 11-17, 2025, Wisconsin Reliability Project (CP23-15)”. FERC (third-party compliance monitor report). 29 May 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  14. “Michels takes home two top projects”. Michels Corporation. 7 May 2026. Retrieved 6 October 2026.
  15. “Third-Party Compliance Monitoring Memorandum of Understanding, Wisconsin Reliability Project (CP23-15)”. ANR Pipeline Company (filed with FERC). 10 March 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  16. “Environmental Compliance Monitoring Report, June 8-14, 2025, Wisconsin Reliability Project (CP23-15)”. FERC (third-party compliance monitor report). 17 June 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  17. “Environmental Compliance Monitoring Report, April 6-12, 2025, Wisconsin Reliability Project (CP23-15)”. FERC (third-party compliance monitor report). 28 April 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  18. “Environmental Compliance Monitoring Report, Oct 27-Nov 1, 2025, Wisconsin Reliability Project (CP23-15)”. FERC (third-party compliance monitor report). 4 November 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.
  19. “Supplemental information and request to commence HDD activities (Wolf River and Jenny Bayou HDD Design Report), Wisconsin Reliability Project (CP23-15)”. ANR Pipeline Company (filed with FERC). 7 May 2025. Retrieved 3 October 2026.

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