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Pennsylvania's two Public Utility Commission's hearing officers have recommended permits be denied for their segment of the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company (TrAILCo) transmission line project...502 Junction to Loudoun County,Virginia.

Virginia's Commitment lead attorney, Michael Gerrard, is completing his analysis of the report, but states the Conclusion section contains a "stirring discussion" of why the case has not been made for the line, and that its real purpose is to help coal-generated electricity from the west move east.

Virginia State Corporation hearing examiner Alexander Skirpan recommended approval for Dominion Power's portion of the line be contingent on approval by both Pennsylvania and West Virginia's public utility commissions. West Virginia's Public Service Commission approved their portion of the line in early August.

The Pennsylvania report may be accessed online: http://www.puc.state.pa.us/PCDOCS/1019983.pdf

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