Opposition to Coal-by-Wire Transmission
Utilities have proposed two unnecessary high-voltage transmission lines that would connect to the oldest and dirtiest coal-fired generation in the United States. Learn more about the approved TrAIL line and the proposed PATH line.
On Feb. 28, 2011, PJM issued a statement announcing a halt to the development of the controversial 765-kV PATH line.
February, 2011 -- The 9th Circuit Court has eliminated the existing National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor designations, ruling that DOE failed to conduct an environmental review and failed to consult with affected states.
The bumpy road continues for PATH -- on January 10, 2011, the SCC denied PATH's request to delay their regulatory proceeding in Virginia.
A look at the damage done as the TrAIL line is built and the bigger picture when it comes to certain transmission lines.
Can we save the climate without building new energy infrastructure on conservation lands across America? PEC answers yes--in this article for the Fall 2009 Land Trust Alliance magazine.
In June 2009, PEC President Chris Miller was one of 12 experts from across to country called to testify before Congress on transmission policy. Read more details of the testimony in this article from the Piedmont View.
The PATH 765-kV transmission line is a partnership between American Electric Power and Allegheny Power. The line would start near the Amos coal plant in West Virginia, travel northeast and pass through parts of Maryland and Virginia.
TrAIL is a 500-kV transmission line that was proposed by Dominion and Allegheny Power in 2007 and approved to be built in 2008. The line will run from southwest Pennsylvania, through West Virginia, and end in Loudoun County, Virginia.
Information on transmission lines -- from policy to individual projects.
Coverage from local and national media.
Read past articles, postings, reports related to transmission lines -- the TrAIL line in particular.
