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Underwater Power Cable Plan for WI Isn’t First

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The proposal by an Ontario utility to lay a high-powered electrical cable across Lake Superior’s bottom isn’t the first for the Great Lakes.There are two proposals to use Lake Erie’s bottom as the route to connect the U-S and Canadian power grids.Mike Simonson says this Lake Erie proposal is nearing reality.

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