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SKIRMISHING IN THE CONTINUING Piedmont Virginia battle against powerlines — which has already gone through an infantry, ground war phase — has moved into the air.
If members of the Rappahannock League for Environmental Protection (RLEP), and other militants, next staged an attack by sea, few would be surpirsed — probably not even Vepco.
After observing Virginia Electric & Power Company survey planes operating in the area, RLEP members decided turnabout was fair play. A plane ride was arranged around the entire 500,000 volt loop now maintained by Vepco from Mt. Storm, W. Va., to Elmont (a switchyard) near Richmond — including an overflight of the North Anna nuclear generating station now under construction.
Concluded Phil Irwin, president of the RLEP, after the flight:
“The great amount of land already taken by powerline corridors of all voltages requiring an obviously cleared right-of-way is most surprising when viewed ffom the air. To contend that only one circuit can be constructed in its own corridor is not defensible in practice nor in view of the multiplicity of existing rights-of-way which could be widened or otherwise upgraded in energy transmission capacity.”
IN OTHER WORDS, VEPCO should put any new high voltage lines in corridors already existing, and not chop up Virginia’s beautiful countryside any more.
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