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An alternative to the proposed southern route would track Interstate 66, using Virginia Department of Transportation right of way.
Dominion recently submitted an application to the State Corporation Commission seeking approval for the line, which the utility contends would serve Northern Virginia.
Without it, Northern Virginia customers probably will experience “rolling blackouts,” according to Dominion officials.
The SCC has a year to decide the Dominion request.
If after a year the state agency takes no action on or rejects Dominion’s request, the utility company may appeal to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
“If the SCC says, “No, you don’t need’ “ the proposed 65-mile line, “they (Dominion officials) can go to FERC ami say we want to build it,” said Bob Lazaro, spokesman for the Piedmont Environmental Council, which opposes the Dominion project. “There’s no
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