The Coalition to Protect Prince William County
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From Haymarket Beat – Submitted | February 23, 2016 | News A member of the Prince William Coalition has her dog help to protest the power lines in Haymarket. The Prince William Coalition will host a pre-hearing
From Virginia State Corporation Commission News Releases RICHMOND — The State Corporation Commission (SCC) has scheduled a third local hearing in May regarding an application by Dominion Virginia Power for the proposed Haymarket transmission line project in Prince William County. The additional local public hearing
RICHMOND — The State Corporation Commission (SCC) has approved a proposal by Dominion Virginia Power to upgrade and improve various electric transmission facilities located in Fauquier and Prince William counties. Known as the Warrenton-Wheeler reliability project, the SCC directed the company to build the improvements
The Coalition received the following email from Dominion Power Management. As you might be aware, on December 11, 2015, the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) issued the procedural schedule that Dominion’s Haymarket project (case number PUE-2015-00107) will follow. The following are the key dates and
REGARDING THE DOMINION VIRGINIA POWER GAINESVILLE-HAYMARKET TRANSMISSION LINE AND SUBSTATION, STATE CORPORATION COMMISSION APPLICATION PUE-2015-00107 WHEREAS, Dominion Virginia Power has proposed an overhead route for a new 230 kilovolt(kV) double circuit transmission line, extending approximately six miles from Gainesville to a new substation west of
With the announcement of the impending filing by Dominion Power for Amazon’s “extension chord” for their Data Center, the Coalition to Protect Prince William County’s commitment remains the same, the only acceptable option is the Hybrid I-66 & Buried Route.
On behalf of Dominion Virginia Power, I would like to inform you that we have completed the routing study for the Haymarket 230kV Transmission Line and Substation Project. We appreciate your engagement over the last several months as we have worked to complete our analysis.
Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) has regulatory authority over all electric utilities and requires that all transmission facilities at or above 138 kV be certified by the SCC. The SCC determines the need for a proposed line and the route. Among other elements considered, the
Prince William County Resolution to Support Protection of Private Property, Historical Resources and Commercial Interests from Potential Negative Impacts of New High Voltage Overhead Transmission Lines
Martin Jensen, a Dominion Valley resident questions the secrecy surrounding not only Amazon and Dominion Power but also the Prince William County Service Authority(PWSA), the independent agency who provides clean water to our community. Did you know? Last November, Amazon paid PWCSA $4.5 million to
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
From the Washington Post – by Victoria St Martin If the Prince William Board of County Supervisors had its way, a planned high-voltage power line through the county would be buried, snaking along a route roughly parallel to Interstate 66. Last month, Dominion Virginia Power
From RT Question More – A small Northern Virginia community determined to stop the construction of a high voltage power line gathered at a local high school to protest the project, which is intended almost exclusively to service a planned Amazon data center. The tech
DC News FOX 5 DC WTTG From MyFoxDC: Prince William County residents fighting proposed power line for Amazon facility By Sarah Simmons, FOX 5 Reporter & Anchor HAYMARKET, Va. – Neighbors living near near Haymarket in Prince William County are fighting over power lines they
Dear Friends: I wanted to let you know that Dominion has completed its phase one studies and has released updated information about the Haymarket 230kv Power Line project. They have also scheduled a hearing on the proposed lines. Dominion has removed several of the previous
On June 24th, the Coalition to Protect Prince William County received an update from Dominion Virginia Power. Supervisor Pete Candland has sent out an email about the update (included below) with many details. Dominion Virginia Power is taking the next step for the proposed Haymarket 230
The Coalition commends Supervisor Candland for taking a bold stand to protect the citizens in the Haymarket and greater Gainesville area from the imminent threat of massive overhead transmission lines intended to feed one customer, Amazon. His “Statement of Opposition” message is included below. Dominion Virginia
Wow! What a fantastic turnout at the Town Hall meeting that took place on Monday, January 12. Over 1000 people were there and the auditorium was filled beyond capacity. The size of the crowd was above our wildest expectations. We are thankful that so many people
Wash Post: Proposed Prince William data center prompts protest letter to Jeff Bezos By Jonathan O’Connell Digger January 7, 2015 An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified Corporate Office Properties Trust as the owner of the proposed data center site. The owner has not
One of the data center hotspots in Prince William County is the 1,600-acre Innovation Technology Park. (Photo: County Economic Development Department) Colocation, Washington DC Area Prince William County Says It Too is N. Virginia’s Data Center Magnet by Jason Verge on October 1, 2014 Prince William County