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SCC Applications

The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) has regulatory authority over all energy providers in Virginia. Among other responsibilities, the SCC validates the need for a proposed line and approves the route and structures. In reviewing a proposed project, the SCC must consider whether potential impacts on scenic assets, historic districts and the environment have been reasonably minimized.

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Virtual Community Meeting - WebEx Event

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At Dominion Energy, we are committed to continually reviewing and analyzing our energy infrastructure to provide the most safe and reliable electric service. We are currently exploring options to address an aging 500 kilovolt (kV) electric transmission line running from West Virginia into northwest Virginia. The line needs to be replaced to maintain reliability for our customers.

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Phase 3 will not have any changes.

April 2021

Phase 1 – Crews have finished removing conductor wire from existing structures and are installing new structures and pulling in new conductor wire.
Phase 2 – Crews continue to install new structures and are preparing to pull in new conductor wire.
Phase 2a – Crews are working on foundation installation and finishing installing access roads.
Phase 3 – Planning and coordination with the United States Forest Service (USFS) and other agencies is ongoing for the section of work in the National Forest. Construction is anticipated to begin on this phase in 2021.

Project Goals

Create no new right of way
Keep structures in the same general location as existing structures
Provide long-term reliability and durability without excessive maintenance
Comply with mandatory standards to ensure safety and reliability

Overview & Project Description

This project will rebuild an existing 500 kilovolt line running southeast from West Virginia’s Grant, Hardy and Pendleton counties into Virginia’s Rockingham and Augusta counties. The line has been in operation for over five decades and needs to be replaced to maintain reliability for our customers. A total of 261 structures will be replaced on the 64-mile line – including 258 brown, weathering steel lattice structures. The new proposed galvanized steel lattice structures will stand 118 feet tall on average, or about 15 feet taller on average than the existing structures.

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Timeline

Second quarter 2021 - Targeted construction completion date
Spring 2019 - File SCC application
May 30, 2019 - Construction informational meeting for West Virginia landowners held at Petersburg (WV) High School
November 2018 - Project update postcard sent to neighbors
September 2018 - Postcard sent to neighbors announcing soil boring activities
August 14, 2018 - Hosting community open house at Ottobine Elementary School
August 16, 2018 - Hosting community open house at North River Elementary School
April 2018 - Project announced

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Virtual Open House

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