Updates

• Overhead
  • September 2020 – Crews will finish pulling wire into the newly-installed structures. Restoration work will follow soon after, continuing into 2021.
• Underground
  • September 2020 – Crews continue to install underground duct banks and complete HDD activities at the I-66 crossing points.
• Substation
  • September 2020 – Substation installation is ongoing and will be completed in 2021.

The amount of load growth requires a new 230kV double circuit transmission line using existing transportation corridors where possible and requiring new right of way. The new line will extend to a new substation west of the Haymarket town limits.

The new substation, to be built on a shared commercial property, will accommodate future area growth. The combined efforts will provide Dominion Energy and eventually NOVEC, additional capacity to support continued economic development and improved reliability for the area.

• Approximate total line length: 5.3 +/- miles (proposed project as filed)
• Overhead/Underground Hybrid Option: includes 2.2 +/- miles of overhead line and 3.1 +/- miles of underground line
• New Overhead right of way corridor will be 100’ feet wide
• Structure Type: Single Shaft, Double Circuit, Average Height 112' - Typical structure comparison images (galvanized steel)
• New Underground right of way corridor will be approximately 40' feet wide (an additional 10 feet of temporary right of way will be needed during construction)

Outreach has included letters to neighboring property owners, email updates, local newspaper ads and public meetings.

We strive to minimize the impacts of our new projects that require new right of way while being sensitive to the permanent change to the community we have an obligation to serve.

Route Maps

Dominion Energy considers a number of factors when studying options for routing new electric transmission lines. We evaluate a route’s constructability and operability while carefully weighing potential impacts on property owners, historic assets and the environment, to name a few. It is important that we study and present various alternatives in order to have a complete application for the SCC to consider, which must include a proposed route, as well as constructible alternative(s).

Ultimately, the SCC will make the final determination of the route location that reasonably minimizes impacts.

Approved Route

• I-66 Hybrid Route Alternative (as submitted for pilot program July 2, 2018)

Submitted Alternatives

• View Overview Map of initial route alternatives (as filed - Nov. 6, 2015)
• Originally Proposed Project: I-66 Overhead Detailed Map Set (as filed - Nov. 6, 2015)
• I-66 Overhead/Underground “Hybrid” Alternative Route Detailed Map Set (as filed - Nov. 6, 2015)
• Madison Alternative Route Detailed Map Set (as filed - Nov. 6, 2015)
• Railroad Alternative Route Detailed Map Set (as filed - Nov. 6, 2015) – No longer constructible
• Carver Road Alternative Route Detailed Map Set (as filed - Nov. 6, 2015) – No longer constructible

Older Map Versions

• View Studied Route Alternatives (Updated June 24, 2015)
• I-66 Alternatives ("Hybrid" Overhead/Underground and Overhead options) Detailed Map Set
• Railroad Alternative Detailed Map Set
• Carver Road Alternative Detailed Map Set
• Madison Alternative Detailed Map Set
• View a map of environmental constraints (as of Sept. 8, 2014 - although  the routes have evolved, the constraints remain the same).
• View a map of the route alternatives being evaluated. (Updated Nov. 24, 2014 and subject to change)
• View a detailed series of maps showing the full right of way width (Preliminary route as of Aug. 5, 2014 - this shows just one route but visually demonstrates the right of way that could potential be applied to other overhead routes).
• View a series of maps showing the alternative railroad alignment (as of Sept. 8, 2014).

SCC Approval Process - Status Approved

On December 6, 2017, the Virginia State Corporation Commission remanded the case back to the Hearing Examiner to receive additional evidence and legal analysis on 1) the need for the transmission line; and 2) any additional route variations to the routes proposed in the record. This in effect paused the June 23, 2017, Final Order and earlier Interim Order, which approved Dominion Energy’s application, while these additional proceedings took place.

On June 12, 2018, the SCC issued its order reaffirming the need for the Haymarket transmission line. And on July 26, 2018, the SCC issued its final order approving the project along the I-66 Hybrid Route, including it in the underground transmission pilot program.

The State Corporation Commission (SCC) is responsible for verifying the need of a project and determining the route the project will follow.

Dominion Energy submitted its application regarding the Haymarket Project on November 6, 2015. 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 PUE-2015-00107). In addition, interested parties may also comment directly to the SCC by sending an email to sccinfo@scc.virginia.gov.

To learn more about this process, view our SCC process map.

Application Documents

• Application (Volume 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4)
• Application (Volume 2.1, 2.2, includes Routing Study)

Procedural Schedule

The following are the key dates and developments related to the SCC review timeline - for the most up-to-date and full listing of motions, rulings and other related documents, please refer to the SCC docket for this case.

Key Dates