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Just iz people, representing Northern Virginia businesses (nr organizations such as the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce, the Prince William Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Vienna Tysons Regional Chamber of Commerce, testified in favor of the proposed line. Dominion insists the line must be in place by 2011, or Northern Virginia faces the prospect of rolling blackouts.
Its 1,000-page application to the SCC includes a 70-page analysis by Massachusettsbased KEMA Inc. that argues a transmission line would provide the only practical solution to meet Northern Virginia’s immediate and long-term electricity demands. ' *"
The proposed line would link substations in Frederick and Loudoun counties. It would parallel an existing transmission line but require Dominion and its partner, Allegheny Power, to acquire substantial additional rights of way from private landowners.
Besides Frederick and Loudoun, the proposed 65-mile line would cut through parts of Fauquier, Rappahannock, Culpeper and Prince William counties.
The alternative route would connect the same substations along Interstate 66, using Virginia Department of Transportation right of way
Under either scenario, the line would be suspended from steel towers that, in places, could exceed 150 feet.
Fifty-eight of the public hearing speakers live in Fauquier
Kathleen King of Broad Run described the opposition as “informed” and “pertinent*
Dominion’s “credibility* should be tested, said King, a retired federal government lawyer.
The utility has given no specifics about the precise location of the proposed power line, King said.
“There are absolutely no straight answers,” she told the
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