Massive power transmission line planned for Campbell to Culpeper

A coalition that includes Dominion Energy and the parent company of Appalachian Power is planning an “extra-high-voltage” transmission line spanning 115 miles from the Lynchburg area to Culpeper.

The final route has yet to be determined, but a map of possibilities shows that the 765-kilovolt overhead line could cross nine counties: Appomattox, Buckingham, Campbell, Culpeper, Fluvanna, Goochland, Louisa, Orange and Spotsylvania.

Community meetings are planned to get residents’ feedback before a final path is determined. The steel lattice towers that carry the power lines would be 135 to 160 feet tall, would be spaced about 1,200 feet apart and would require 200-foot-wide rights of way.

The $1 billion project, anticipated to be completed in 2029, aims to bring power east from the Ohio Valley to Northern Virginia while improving the reliability of the overall electric grid.

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