500-kV Power Line Proposed
Route Maps are Now Available:
Dominion Power Line Route Map (PDF) Detailed Route Map (JPEG)
Warren, Fauquier & Prince William Counties
Allegheny Power Line Route Map (PDF) Detailed Route Map (PDF)
Shenandoah and Frederick Counties

Shenandoah Forum

The following counties have passed resolutions against the powerline:
Fauquier
Clarke
Rappahannock Read article
Frederick Read article
Loudoun
Warren

Allegheny Power and Dominion Power have announced plans for a 500-kilovolt power line through Frederick, Warren, Fauquier and Prince William Counties. The aim is to feed power from Ohio and other states into the Northeast power grid. The power line could slash a 200-foot wide path through battlefields, parks, prime farm and forest lands, historic sites and districts, nationally-acclaimed viewsheds and more than 80,000 acres of land under conservation easement. The power companies and PJM Interconnection, which controls the region's power grid, hopes to gain approval this fall for the new power corridor.

For more information, visit the Piedmont Environmental Council's page
on the powerline.

This map shows the Dominion Power Study Area. Alleghany Power plans to build the portion through Frederick County, following the same corridor, but did not provide a similar map of their study area.

Ten Serious Problems with Dominion and Allegheny's Proposal
There are several reasons to oppose this particular power line proposal, from "this new poweline may not be needed " to "piecemeal approval of power lines sets bad energy policy" to "it would deface one of the most protected landscapes in America". Visit this page to learn ten serious problems with Dominion and Allegheny's 500-kV power line proposal.

What Can You Do?

Oppose Federal Designation of Power Line through the Valley

Guidelines for Writing the Department of Energy

Useful Links:

Shenandoah County Website

Friends of the North Fork of the Shenandoah River A grassroots organization dedicated to protecting and enhancing the purity, beauty, and natural flow of the North Fork.

Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation

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