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Ladysmith–Elmont

Overview

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It has become necessary to address an aging electric transmission line, which has been in operation for more than five decades, between our Ladysmith and Elmont substations located along an existing corridor in Caroline and Hanover counties.

The 500 kilovolt (kV) line is approximately 26.2-miles in length and current proposed design requires no new right of way to rebuild to current electrical safety and electrical requirements.

Benefits

  • Maintains current right of way
  • New structures located in the same general location as existing structures
  • Complies with mandatory standards to ensure safety, reliability and to meet future needs
  • Replaces aging infrastructure

Documents

FAQs

For more questions and concerns, please call M–F 8 a.m.–5 p.m. at 888-291-0190 or email at powerline@dominionenergy.com.

There will be a virtual community open house event on March 24, 2021 where the public can hear from subject matter experts to learn details on the project. In addition, the Transmission Application Process Chart outlines how the public can become involved in the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) approval process. You can also contact us to add your mailing address and email address to our distribution list.

Dominion Energy has more than 6,700 miles of overhead transmission lines. The proposed project seeks to replace existing overhead structures with new overhead structures within the existing right of way. In doing so, the line will be rebuilt to current safety and industry standards.

As part of the regulatory application process, Dominion Energy completes an evaluation of potential environmental, cultural and historical impacts of the project. Dominion Energy works with local, state and federal agencies to complete these evaluations and mitigate any impacts. All required permits are obtained and permitting conditions are met. Permitting agencies typically include the Army Corps of Engineers, the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission and the Virginia Department of Transportation. Commenting agencies include the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, among others.

Our enterprise-wide environmental report describes our commitment to the responsible stewardship of natural resources and provides a wealth of information on environmental management and performance. We also invite you to read our Corporate Environmental Policy and our Greenhouse Gas Report.

Legal

SCC Application

The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) is responsible for verifying the need, route and environmental impact of transmission lines in Virginia. Dominion Energy submitted its application regarding this project on April 27, 2021.

The SCC issued its Final Order approving the project on April 29, 2022. Documents related to the case are made available to the public on the SCC Docket Search section of the SCC web site, in the “Search Cases” section (enter case number PUR-2021-00082). In addition, interested parties may also comment directly to the SCC by sending an email to sccinfo@scc.virginia.gov.

Meetings

March 30, 2021
Virtual Open House

View recording of March 30, 2021 meeting

Timeline

2024

Early 2024
Construction begins

2022

October–November 2022
Soil boring activity in the right of way to prepare final engineering.
Soil boring postcard
April 29, 2022
SCC issues final order, approving the project
SCC Final Order
February 9, 2022
Hearing Examiner issues a report
Hearing Examiner's Report

2021

April 27, 2021
File application with SCC
March 30, 2021
Virtual community meeting
March 2021
Meet with local elected officials; launch project website; open dedicated email/phone line; solicit input from cultural advocacy groups

Construction-Related Impact

Service Interruption

Your electric service is not expected to be impacted by this project.
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Aging Infrastructure

The equipment has been in service for about 50 years and needs to be replaced.

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Learn how the energy grid works, along with our processes to build and maintain electric transmission lines.
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