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Greensburg, PA, July 29, 2008 -- Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Co. (TrAILCo), a subsidiary of Allegheny Energy Inc., announced that the hearing examiner in Virginia has recommended that the State Corporation Commission authorize construction of the 500-kilovolt Virginia segments of the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line (TrAIL).
In his report, hearing examiner Alexander F. Skirpan Jr. found the line is necessary to resolve overloads projected to occur on the transmission system as soon as 2011. He recommended that the Virginia Commission approve TrAIL if state regulators in Pennsylvania and West Virginia also approve the line. He also recommended specific routing for the line which would be located primarily adjacent to or within existing transmission right-of-way in Virginia. TrAILCo will evaluate the recommendations outlined by Skirpan and will provide its comments to the commission.
Skirpan called the segment of TrAIL from 502 Junction in Pennsylvania to Loudoun, Virginia "the best alternative to meet the need demonstrated in these proceedings."
TrAIL in Virginia would run about 28 miles through Frederick and Warren counties generally adjacent to an existing 500-kilovolt line to an interconnection point with Dominion Virginia Power. Dominion would extend the line from that point to its Loudoun substation in Loudoun County.
TrAIL is targeted for completion in 2011, and will span Allegheny Power's transmission zone from Southwestern Pennsylvania through West Virginia to Northern Virginia. Construction of the proposed line also is subject to approval of state regulatory commissions in Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
"We are encouraged that the Hearing Examiner recognizes the need for TrAIL," said Paul J. Evanson, CEO of Allegheny Energy. "This project is critical to ensuring the ongoing reliability of the grid to meet the region's growing demand for electricity."
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