http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,215,0,0,html Utilities have proposed two unnecessary high-voltage transmission lines that would connect to the oldest and dirtiest coal-fired generation in the United States. TrAIL is a 500-kV Dominion/Allegheny project. PATH is a 765-kV AEP/Allegheny project. http://pecva.org/_images/logos/pec/Logo336633-113x82-5bit.gif http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,215,0,0,html Piedmont Environmental Council 60 en On Feb. 28, 2011, PJM issued a statement announcing a halt to the development of the controversial 765-kV PATH line. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,517,3781,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,517,3781,-1,html View a map of the Southwestern and Eastern NIETCs (designations now vacated by the Feb 2011 Decision by the 9th Circuit). http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,285,3752,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,285,3752,-1,html 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. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,215,3748,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,215,3748,-1,html The bumpy road continues for PATH -- on January 10, 2011, the SCC denied PATH's request to delay their regulatory proceeding in Virginia. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,517,3653,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,517,3653,-1,html On September 20, 2010, PATH Allegheny Virginia Transmission Corporation filed a new application with the Virginia State Corporation Commission. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,517,3490,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,517,3490,-1,html The TrAIL line is significantly taller than many expected, and the right-of-way clearing has been substantial. View photos of TrAIL and submit your own. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,516,3218,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,516,3218,-1,html PATH-Allegheny submitted new testimony in West Virginia in early July, and we expect new applications to be filed in Virginia and Maryland soon. Federal EIS scoping hearings are also coming up. Read PEC's July 14, 2010 email alert to find out more http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,517,3196,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,517,3196,-1,html On January 27, 2010 the Virginia State Corporation Commission granted PATH Allegheny's request to withdraw its application for a line through Virginia. PATH is still pursuing its application through MD and WV, and may reapply in Virginia later this year. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,517,2867,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,517,2867,-1,html On December 29, 2010 the PATH Allegheny Transmission company filed a motion to withdraw its application to build a 765-kV line through Virginia. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,517,2657,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,517,2657,-1,html On November 5th, PEC received word that the VA Supreme Court has decided to uphold the approval of the Dominion and Allegheny TrAIL line. Read more about the decision. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,516,2683,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,516,2683,-1,html Respondents testifying against the PATH line have filed their initial testimony in the Virginia proceeding. View links to that testimony. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,517,2638,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,517,2638,-1,html 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. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,215,2544,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,215,2544,-1,html The State Corporation Commission heard public testimony on the PATH transmission line on August 3 & 4 at Handley High School in Winchester, and August 5 & 6 at Loudoun Valley High School in Purcellville. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,611,2421,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,611,2421,-1,html Read PEC's June 18, 2009 email alert for an update on the TrAIL appeal, PATH line proposal, and Dominion's plans for transmission expansion around Middleburg. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,516,2405,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,516,2405,-1,html The power companies have filed an application for the PATH line in West Virginia and Maryland, and expect to refile in Virginia soon. Find out how to get involved or follow the cases in each state. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,517,2280,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,517,2280,-1,html Governors from 10 East Coast states, including Virginia, signed on to a letter of opposition to the various House & Senate transmission bills. The governors call for investment in off-shore wind and local renewable generation. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,516,2263,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,516,2263,-1,html Past postings related to transmission lines in general, and TrAIL in particular. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,516,2199,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,516,2199,-1,html Read this April 2009 Energy & Transmission email alert to find out more about the TrAIL line appeals (including PEC's Virginia Supreme Court Appeal), as well as the current push for federal authority over transmission line planning and siting. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,516,2198,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,516,2198,-1,html If legislation circulating on the Hill is adopted, transmission lines will soon be relabeled "green". Even if the new lines would be used to ship dirty, coal-fired generation and cheaper cleaner alternatives haven't been pursued. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,612,2031,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,612,2031,-1,html Visit notopath.org to join with citizens across the region who question the need for PATH and demand alternatives. http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,517,1884,-1,html http://www.pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,517,1884,-1,html