Ladysmith–Elmont

Descripción General

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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

Documentos

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.

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

Cronología

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

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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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