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Corporation Commission before the end of April. The company has announced that the Rappahannock corridor is their preferred route, but alternative routes along Interstate 66 and possibilities for energy-conservation measures will all be fleshed out during the SCC process, Norvelle said.
The SCC process is “very open,” Norvelle said. The commission will appoint an examiner to gather evidence and conduct local hearings. Witnesses from all sides of the issue will have a chance to speak and be cross-examined, he said.
The entire process usually takes about 12 months, Norvelle said, and Dominion’s two most recent SCC power line applications led to changes being made to the routes.
Dominion officials have said that increasing demand for energy in Northern Virginia is going to lead to rolling blackouts by 2011 unless they beef up their transmission infrastructure.
A rolling blackout would most likely happen during a period of peak energy demand - like the hottest days of summer or coldest days of winter — and force Dominion to turn off part of the electrical grid for 15 minutes at a time, depriving consumers of power at the times when they most need it for heating or cooling.
Representatives from the Piedmont Environmental Council have challenged Dominion’s assertion that a new transmission corridor is needed to meet growing energy demand in Northern Virginia. PEC claims Dominion wants to build the line to increase profits by transporting coal-fired power to
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