http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,215,0,0,html Dominion and TrAILCo have announced plans for a 500-kilovolt transmission line through Frederick, Warren, Rappahannock, Culpeper, Fauquier, Prince William and Loudoun counties. The proposed towers would stand up to 16 stories tall. http://pecva.org/anx/img/logo.gif http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,215,0,0,html Piedmont Environmental Council 60 en Read PEC and other organization's comments to the SCC regarding the Hearing Examiner's recommendation for approval of the transmission line. http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,215,1491,-1,html The Hearing Examiner reviewing the transmission line proposal has recommended the line be approved conditioned on approval from both West Virginia and Pennsylvania. http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,215,1462,-1,html After a July 9th hearing in Richmond the SCC Hearing Examiner indicated his decision would occur shortly. Find out more about the hearing here. http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,215,1383,-1,html June 12: New information has caused the SCC to reopen the transmission line record and require additional studies from Dominion and PJM. http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,215,1305,-1,html Check here for information on the recent State Corporation Commission evidentiary hearings in Richmond & to read PEC's Post Hearing Brief. http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,215,991,-1,html Photos and artwork related to the transmission line proposal. http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,237,913,-1,html Mr. Harvey's mass appraisal analysis shows there will be substantial uncompensated damage to property owners all along the proposed transmission line route. http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,341,897,-1,html Ms. Abe reviews the damages that the transmission lines could inflict on the cultural and scenic assets along the proposed routes, specifically in Fauquier County. http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,341,896,-1,html Ms. Hallock reviews the damages that the transmission lines could inflict on cultural and scenic assets along the proposed routes, specifically in Rappahannock County. http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,341,895,-1,html Mr. Sheerin confirms that undergrounding is technically feasible and used by utilities in the US and around the world in many cases including preservation of environmentally significant areas. http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,341,894,-1,html Dr. Hill, head of the Landscape Architecture program at University of Virginia School of Architecture, critiques the Dominion and Allegheny analysis of detrimental impact on scenic assets. http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,341,893,-1,html Dr. Violette critiques Dominion's demand side reduction program and shows how Virginia could reduce energy use 10%, eliminating any need for additional transmission in Northern Virginia. http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,341,892,-1,html Dr. Sovacool demonstrates that the addition of more high voltage transmission lines actually reduces the stability of the electric grid and would damage rather than enhance our national security. http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,341,891,-1,html Dr. Hyde Merrill has a doctorate in electrical engineering from MIT and has been a power system planner for over 20 years. His review shows that the line is not needed and would only lead to increasing reliance on remote coal-fired power plants. http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,341,890,-1,html PEC's GIS Specialist Watsun Randolph prepared maps which show the potential areas impacted by both proposed transmission line routes, including portions of Skyline Drive, Civil War battlefields, Historic Districts and Scenic Rivers. http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,341,889,-1,html The series of events surrounding the 500-kV Transmission Line Proposal. http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,237,753,-1,html The 500-kV transmission line proposed by Dominion Virginia Power and Allegheny Power (through their subsidiary TrAILCo) would begin in Western Pennsylvania, cross through West Virginia, and end in Loudoun County, Virginia. http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,215,508,-1,html Maps, Reports, and other Information. http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,215,625,-1,html 'National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor' http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,237,510,-1,html The regional transmission organization (RTO) responsible for coordinating the movement of electricity http://pecva.org/anx/index.cfm/1,237,509,-1,html