SCC Schedules Local Hearing in Loudoun County on Proposed Dominion Energy Virginia Transmission Line Projects

RICHMOND - The State Corporation Commission (SCC) will hold a hearing in Loudoun County on September 5, 2024, to receive public testimony on a request by Dominion Energy Virginia to build the Aspen-Golden and Apollo-Twin Creeks electric transmission facilities.

The public hearing is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. and conclude at 10 p.m. in the Belmont Ridge Middle School auditorium, 19045 Upper Belmont Place, in Leesburg. Persons intending to testify as public witnesses should arrive at least 15 minutes prior to the meeting and register with the Commission's bailiff. Witness statements will be limited to five minutes in length.

The SCC also offers a public witness session by telephone to begin at 10 a.m. on August 6, 2024. Public witnesses intending to provide oral testimony telephonically at this hearing must pre-register with the SCC by 5 p.m. on July 31, 2024. The hearing will be webcast at:  scc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting.

Public witnesses wishing to provide telephonic testimony may preregister in one of three ways:

• Completing a public witness form for case number PUR-2024-00032 or PUR-2024-00044 on the SCC's website at: scc.virginia.gov/pages/Webcasting.
• Emailing the same form (PDF version on the same website as above) to [email protected].
• Calling the SCC at 804-371-9141 during normal business hours (8:15 a.m. - 5 p.m.) and providing your name and the phone number you wish the Commission to call to reach you during the hearing.

For those who prefer, there is also an opportunity to provide comments in writing on the proposed transmission line projects. Written comments may be submitted through the SCC's website by September 10, 2024, at scc.virginia.gov/casecomments/Submit-Public-Comments. Simply go to the SCC website, hover over the word "Cases" and select "Submit Public Comments" from the menu that appears. You will see a list of "Cases Currently Accepting Public Comments." Scroll down to case numbers PUR-2024-00032 and PUR-2024-00044. Then select "Submit Comments."

Comments can also be submitted by U.S. mail to the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, c/o Document Control Center, P.O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218-2118. All comments must refer to case number PUR-2024-00032 or PUR-2024-00044.

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Contact: Andy Farmer, 804-371-9141

Hearing Examiner's Ruling Scheduling Local Hearing

Case Number PUR-2024-00032 - Application of Dominion Energy Virginia for certification of electric transmission facilities: Aspen-Golden Project in Loudoun County
Case Number PUR-2024-00044- Application of Dominion Energy Virginia for certification of electric transmission facilities: Apollo-Twin Creeks Project in Loudoun County

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