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ty in order to have their voices heard, inundated the local newspapers with letters to the editor, produced and displayed anti-powerline bumper stickers and, last but not least, donated generously to help RLEP with effective legal representation.
In March 1972, Peco formally withdrew its application for building a high-voltage powerline through Rappahannock County, after losing a legal challenge mounted by RLEP before the Board of Zoning Appeals. In its press release, the company stated that it had decided to purchase the needed electricity from its neighbor utility, the Virginia Electric and Power Company (Vepco), thereby obviating the need for additional powerlines.
More power plans
The withdrawal of Peco’s application did not end the battle over the construction of highvoltage powerlines in Rappahannock County. The other giant electric power company, Vepco, was pushing its plans to build a 500,000-volt transmission line from Mount Storm, West Virginia, to Morrisville in
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