Dominion Power's approach to energy needs is wrong for a Virginia moving forward. There is a better way.
In The News
- Aug 5 2008ANOTHER POWER LINE POSSIBLE IN FREDERICK
- Aug 5 2008Gas Prices Apply Brakes to Surburban Migration
- Aug 3 2008PAYING THE PRICE FOR ENERGY MYOPIA
- Aug 3 2008WIND IS GIVEN 2ND LOOK AS ENERGY NEEDS GROW
- Aug 2 2008W.VA. PANEL OKS $1.3B POWER LINE FROM PA. TO VA.
- Jul 31 2008Republicans Block Action on Senate Tax Bill
- Jul 31 2008Chesapeake CEO Pitches Natural Gas to House Panel
- Jul 31 2008Electricity grid is ready for large amounts of solar electricity
- Jul 31 2008McCain, Obama turn up the juice over energy crisis
- Jul 30 2008Less dependency on biofuels in EU climate plan
- Jul 30 2008Nebraska farmers cash carbon credits
- Jul 29 2008TOBACCO MONEY SOUGHT TO POWER ENERGY RESEARCH
- Jul 29 2008CONTROVERSIAL PLAN FOR CABLES IN N.VA. ENDORSED BY STATE OFFICIAL
- Jul 28 2008SCC Report Backs Building Power Line
- Jul 26 2008Lawsuits Challenge Coal Plant...Groups contest OK of planned Dominion power plant in Wise
Telling the Real Story
Virginia's Commitment is a coalition of concerned citizens, homeowners, landowners, consumers and business people which seeks 21st century approaches to promote Virginia's growth and prosperity.
Dominion Power wants to build a new 81-mile-long transmission corridor in Virginia. They say it' all about Northern Virginia's need for electricity. The truth is quite different. If built, Dominion Power's power line will be bad for ratepayers, bad for the environment and bad for Virginia. We are in favor of a new approach to Virginia's growing need for reliable energy.
Act Now! Contact Your Representatives
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Urge your legislators to contact the State Corporation Commission asking them to deny final approval to Dominion Power's application for an 81-mile 500-kilovolt overhead transmission line project that is shortsighted, provides no alternative plan, and is based on outdated information. |
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From the Virginia's Commitment Blog
Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow
This week has been a tsunami of events and emotions relating to the future of transmission lines, beginning with the recommended approval by the Virginia SCC hearing examiner on the Loudoun Line, and ending the week with an announcement by the West Virginia Public Service Commission to approve their portion of the construction. As we wait for word from the Pennsylvania utility commission, there remains a glimmer of hope that they will deny approval and forestall the process for TrAILCo and Dominion Power to move forward with the construction.
SCC Hearing Examiner's Recommendation on Loudoun Line
By now, many of you have heard from the PEC or heard the news that the State Corporation Commission's hearing examiner has recommended giving conditional approval to the 500 kilovolt transmission line (aka Loudoun Line).
Fast Forward - Microgeneration
A quick read through of today’s news post from EurActiv.com - “Microgeneration: Power to the people” is enlightening and educational. Interestingly, some of the site’s sponsors include American companies, Exxon and Shell Oil.
Wind and Solar Power Connote Transmission Lines?
With T. Boone Pickens' plan for wind and solar energy gaining momentum in the media, I thought I would pull a quote from a blog I wrote on April 11, 2008..."Renewable energy from distant sources will move us away from coal-fired generation, but not transmission lines. The burden rests with distributed generation, demand side management, energy efficiency and private/public sector enterprise to create local/regional energy independence."
Nine Reasons The Evidence Proves the Loudoun Line Is Not Needed - Michael Gerrard's presentation before the SCC
The following was presented by Michael Gerrard, Virginia's Commitment lead attorney, in his closing arguments before the State Corporation Commission on July 9, 2008. 1.The PJM and Dominion scenarios ignored the substantial amount of Demand Response that was bid into the Reliability Pricing Model (RPM) auction. Adding that in would greatly reduce the peak loads that cause the reliability problems. 2. The alleged violations of the reliability criteria are so low that they can be readily solved through redispatch, and at a much lower cost than building the Loudoun Line.