Proposed 500-kV Transmission Line
Dominion and TrAILCo have announced plans for a 500-kilovolt transmission line through Frederick, Warren, Rappahannock, Culpeper, Fauquier, Prince William and Loudoun counties. The proposed towers would stand up to 16 stories tall.
Check here for information on the recent State Corporation Commission evidentiary hearings in Richmond.
PEC has submitted the testimony of nine expert witnesses to the Virginia State Corporation Commission. These witnesses outline the many reasons this transmission line application should be denied.
The 500-kV transmission line proposed by Dominion Virginia Power and Allegheny Power (through their subsidiary TrAILCo) would begin in Western Pennsylvania, cross through West Virginia, and end in Loudoun County, Virginia.
Led by PEC and the National Wildlife Federation, 11 regional and national environmental organizations filed suit against the Department of Energy over its final designation of a mid-Atlantic National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor.
The State Corporation Commission is considering whether to approve or deny the proposed transmission line. Get involved today!
Through this new Department of Energy designation, electric utilities gain access to federal eminent domain for the siting of high-voltage transmission lines.
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