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Rappahannock •
weighs in
Katherine Christie of Rappahannock County focused on air quality and health-related issues.
The proposed line would transmit electricity generated by same of the nation’s “dirtiest” coal-burning plants, Christie said. ' “Why?” she asked. Because "it is much eheaper for the power industry to continue to rely on some of the dirtiest plants than to utilize cleanergeneration energy plants located closer to northeast customer demand"
Christie continued: “But when public health costs and environmental impacts are considered, is this truly the cheapest solution?”
Ohio Valley generators produce large amounts of pollution that threaten the health of Virginians, she said.
Data show that “What we will be getting, in addition to the power lines, is ongoing massive doses of noxious gases and harmful particulates that have the potential to maim and kill" Christie said.
She and other critics believe Dominion wants the line chiefly because it would reap huge profits from electricity destined for the Northeast.
(See related article below for Christie’s foil testimony)
The KEMA report does not address the line’s financial implications for Dominion.
KEMA’s Jeff Palermo, who helped prepare the transmission line study, said Northern Virginia, a “big-tune” importer of
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