Landowners

Landowners have an important role in hosting the electric grid infrastructure on their property, which ensures Michigan residents have the energy they need to live, work and play.

ITC is committed to transparent, honest, and responsive communication with landowners. We work together throughout the design and construction process to minimize impacts to their properties.

ITC has a four-phase approach to community engagement:

1. Local Leaders Listening Sessions, March 2026: ITC hosted 22 meetings with community leaders, local officials and other stakeholders to meet with ITC in the early stages of routing. ITC introduces attendees to the Project and gathers input on placement of a transmission line in different communities. This process is intended to better understand local priorities and concerns and to incorporate that feedback early in the routing process and align community needs with the needs for a new transmission line.  This phase occurs before a route network has been fully developed and is intended to be an information gathering step to identify resources within a study area.   
2. Community Listening Sessions, October 2026: ITC invites members of the public, landowners and other interested stakeholders to learn more about the Project and provide feedback on the route segment network to help inform the routing process. Letters were mailed to landowners whose properties are on a route segment, or within one mile of any of the route segments. Information gained from the Community Listening Sessions will help ITC and its routing consultant develop route options for the next phase of outreach and will be incorporated into the route study.
   a. Three transmission lines will ultimately be constructed, with one line connecting the Copperton substation to each of the following substations: Nelson Road, Ludington, Tittabawassee. The current map depicts a network of potential route segments being evaluated as part of the early planning process. During this early portion of the project, please note that the route networks, all route segments, and proposed substation location are preliminary and subject to change. These routes or segments have not yet been submitted to or approved by the Michigan Public Service Commission.
3. Landowner Open Houses, Spring 2027: ITC will share potential route options, and invite landowners to attend and provide feedback. Input received at the Landowner Open Houses will be incorporated into the route study and will be used to select a proposed and at least one alternate route for each of the three lines in the Copperton Projects.
4. Public Meetings, Fall 2027: Public Meetings will be held to share the proposed and alternate routes and receive public comment. After the Public Meetings, we will seek siting authority to construct the project, and the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) will review and approve a final route. The MPSC will have one year to review the application.

Copperton Projects Community Listening Sessions – October 5-22, 2026

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.  You will also be able to review the route network. 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.

Please see the information below and click here to RSVP.