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By Skip Miller Rappahannock News Staff Writer The most frequently asked question about Dominion Virginia Bower’s proposed power line route that slices through northern Culpeper County and eastern Rappahannock is why didn’t we know about this earlier? Why indeed. Dominion representatives say the power line is needed to prevent potential service interruptions in the Washington area. It will connect with lines that will carry power to critical need areas such as New York City, as well. It also fills in a couple of blanks on federal reports and studies that umbrella everything from terrorist attacks ti upgrading the existing infra structure. Why didn’t we know? Then is no simple answer. Especially when power needs are couchec by the industry’s expansioi plans. One of the key players i PJM — Pennsylvania-New Jer sey-Maryland Interconnection Founded in 1927, PJM is sort o a transit company that connect individual utilities. It now cover a 12-state area that keeps elec tricity on the move fron Michigan to New Jersey. President Bush signed the National Energy Policy Act ii 2005. The sweeping legislator

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