InsideNOVA: Prince William supervisors drop opposition to project

http://www.insidenova.com/news/politics/prince_william/prince-william-supervisors-drop-opposition-to-power-line-project/article_9cc495e0-2d0c-11e8-92f6-eba847d5449b.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=email&utm_campaign=user-share By Alex Koma, akoma@insidenova.com Mar 21, 2018 Prince William County supervisors are backing down from their efforts to block the construction of a Dominion Energy power line through parts of Gainesville and Haymarket, opting instead to support the utility company’s proposal to bury part Read More …

Corey Stewart: State Delegation of PWC Votes Against Burying Haymarket Power Lines

State Delegation of Prince William County Votes Against Burying Haymarket Power Lines; Chairman Stewart and Western Supervisors Express Disappointment​ Woodbridge, VA – On Tuesday, the Virginia House of Delegates voted 63-35-2 to pass House Bill 1558, which included language to require burying the Dominion Haymarket power Read More …

WAMU: How do you power an Amazon data center? Longtime Prince William residents don’t want to find out

Listen to the 8/7/17 WAMU radio program covering the powerline fight in Haymarket How Do You Power An Amazon Data Center? Longtime Prince William Residents Don’t Want To Find Out Participants: WAMU – Kojo Nnamdi Washington Post – Antonio Olivo Coalition to Protect Prince William Read More …

Washington Post: Dominion says it may seek to build power lines along I-66 amid opposition to route in Prince William near descendants of ex-slave

 Wash Post: Dominion says it may seek to build power line along I-66 By Antonio Olivo August 16 at 6:12 PM Dominion Energy said Wednesday that it will probably seek permission to build a controversial power line in Northern Virginia along Interstate 66 instead of through Read More …

Inside NoVa: Dominion turning away from controversial route for Prince William power line

Inside NoVa: Dominion turning away from controversial route for Prince William power line Dominion Energy is moving closer to abandoning controversial plans to build a new power line along Carver Road in Gainesville, though the utility remains adamant that the project is necessary to serve Read More …

Richmond Times-Dispatch: Dominion insists need for controversial Haymarket transmission line hasn’t gone away

Richmond Times-Dispatch: Dominion insists need for controversial Haymarket transmission lines hasn’t gone away By ROBERT ZULLO Richmond Times-Dispatch    Dominion Energy, engaged in an increasingly bitter public relations battle over a proposed transmission line to power an Amazon data center expansion in Prince William County, Read More …

InsideNOVA: Dominion attacks Corey Stewart over power line project

InsideNOVA: Dominion attacks Corey Stewart over power line project Dominion attacks Corey Stewart over power line project By Alex Koma akoma@insidenova.com August 8, 2017 Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman Corey Stewart, left, stands with Joyce Hudson of the Alliance to Save Carver Road Read More …

The Derecho Blog: Chuck Penn and Dominion double down on Arrogant and Stupid

Derecho: Chuck Penn and Dominion double down on Arrogant and Stupid For those concerned about the Haymarket Power Lines who haven’t yet heard the “How Do You Power An Amazon Data Center? Longtime Prince William Residents Don’t Want To Find Out” radio broadcast on the Read More …

Washington Post: Dominion – Corey Stewart turn power line dispute into larger political battle

Washington Post: Dominion – Corey Stewart turn power line dispute into larger political battle By Antonio Olivo August 7 at 1:56 PM A dispute over a proposed power line route in Virginia that threatens a historic African American enclave has morphed into a broader battle Read More …

Washington Post Letter to the Editor: Corey Stewart – It’s Dominion that would leave customers behind in Prince William

WaPo Letter to the Editor: Corey Stewart   A worker with Virginia Dominion Power works to repair a power line at the corner of Baron Cameron Avenue and Lake Fairfax Drive in Reston in 2010. (Jahi Chikwendiu/The Washington Post) August 4 at 6:11 PM Robert Read More …

Bull Run Observer: Carver Rd. residents battle against power lines

By Rose Murphy August 4, 2017 The battle to keep Dominion Energy from running 110-foot-tall power lines through the Carver Road area populated mainly by descendants of freed slaves continued July 18 when residents held a press conference at McCoart Government Center to ask Prince Read More …

PWC Board passes unanimous resolution challenging NEED for Haymarket project

Our PWC Board of Supervisors passed a resolution questioning the need for the Haymarket project, at their final meeting of the summer – unanimous by voting members (Supervisor Caddigan was absent). Our Coalition of communities throughout Haymarket and Gainesville has been out front in challenging Read More …

WJLA: Dispute pitting neighbors against power company and Amazon in Prince William County

WJLA: Dispute pitting neighbors against power company and Amazon   http://wjla.com/news/local/dispute-pitting-neighbors-against-power-company-and-amazon-in-prince-william-co   by Richard Reeve/ABC7 Monday, July 31st 2017 Haymarket, Va (ABC7) – Along rural, quiet Carver Road in Haymarket, the signs sit in front of Christine Moore’s house. “Attention Dominion Energy,” they read. “Private Read More …

Washington Post Dominion Energy OpEd: Standing in the way of improving a county’s power

Wash Post OpEd:  Standing in the way of improving a county’s power By Robert M. Blue July 28 at 4:00 PM Robert M. Blue is president and chief executive of Dominion Energy Power Delivery Group. Prince William Board of County Supervisors Chairman Corey A. Stewart (R) recently Read More …

InsideNOVA: Board votes to support partially-buried Haymarket power line

From InsideNova.com – by Jill Palermo Those fighting the new 230-kilovolt line, which Dominion Virginia Power officials have said is needed for just one commercial customer, won their first official victory Tuesday when the Prince William Board of Supervisors voted unanimously in favor of a Read More …