SCC Schedules Local Hearing in Fairfax County on Proposed Dominion Energy Virginia Transmission Line Project

RICHMOND - The State Corporation Commission (SCC) will hold a hearing in Fairfax County on December 5, 2024, to receive public testimony on a request by Dominion Energy Virginia to build electric transmission facilities that include 230 kilovolt Lines #210 and #243 Extension and the 230-34.5 kilovolt Edsall Substation.

The public hearing is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and conclude at 10 p.m. in the North Springfield Elementary School, 7602 Heming Court, in Springfield. 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 December 19, 2024. Public witnesses intending to provide oral testimony telephonically at this hearing must pre-register with the SCC by 5 p.m. on December 12, 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-2024-00135 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 project. Written comments may be submitted through the SCC's website by December 12, 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-2024-00135. 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-2024-00135.

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Contact: Andy Farmer, 804-371-0141

Case Number PUR-2024-00135 - Dominion Energy Virginia for approval and certification of electric transmission facilities: 230 kilovolt Lines #210 and #243 Extension and the 230-34.5 kilovolt Edsall Substation