Opposition to Coal-by-Wire Transmission
Utilities have proposed two unnecessary high-voltage transmission lines that would connect to the oldest and dirtiest coal-fired generation in the United States. Learn more about the approved TrAIL line and the proposed PATH line.
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.
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
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.
In June 2009, PEC President Chris Miller was one of 12 experts from across to country called to testify before Congress on transmission policy. Read more details of the testimony in this article from the Piedmont View.
The PATH 765-kV transmission line is a partnership between American Electric Power and Allegheny Power. The line would start near the Amos coal plant in West Virginia, travel northeast and pass through parts of Maryland and Virginia.
TrAIL is a 500-kV transmission line that was proposed by Dominion and Allegheny Power in 2007 and approved to be built in 2008. The line will run from southwest Pennsylvania, through West Virginia, and end in Loudoun County, Virginia.
Information on transmission lines -- from policy to individual projects.
Coverage from local and national media.
Read past articles, postings, reports related to transmission lines -- the TrAIL line in particular.
