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Prior to Monday's opening statements, the lawyers and Skirpan, resolved a number of procedural issues and a potentially important question dealing with data assumptions Dominion used the justify the line.
Jeffrey D. Watkiss, PEC's chief lawyer, convinced Skirpan, the hearing examiner, that the utilities respond to PEC questions about such assumptions within 10 days.
The answers may yield specific information, PEC Executive Director Chris Miller said. Or it may be ‘‘more general," which would further call into doubt Dominion’s justification for the line. Miller suggested. “Well find out."
Dominion will respond to the PEC's questions, company spokesman Jim Norvelle said. But he stressed the rules of law still apply, permitting Dominion to object as it sees fit.
Skirpan, who functions as a judge, would sustain or overrule objections.
After the hearing concludes, Skirpan will make recommendations on need and location of the proposed line to the threemember SCC board.
The board will make the final call. Participants — governments, organizations and landowners — represented during the hearing may appeal the commission decision to the Virginia Supreme Court.
E-mail the reporter: ddelrossc@ti mespapers
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