Monday, January 9, 2012

IMPORTANT Turnout opportunity for Hampton Roads -Dominion Informational Open House on transmission line


All,

Please note dates and times below for Dominion’s open house on a planned new trans mission line down the Peninsula. Hope some of us can make it.

Ken


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    From: Glen Besa <gle...@sierraclub.org>
    Date: Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 9:17 AM
    Subject: IMPORTANT Turnout opportunity for Hampton Roads -Dominion Informational Open House on transmission line
    To: Wise Virginia <...@googlegroups.com>, VA4Wind <va-...@googlegroups.com>, Mark Kresowik <mark....@sierraclub.org>, Phillip Ellis <phill...@sierraclub.org>


    These meetings are on their proposed transmission line to presumably take up the slack in the closing of the Yorktown coal plant. Here is an opportunity to turn out some folks to hammer on Dominion's failed RPS program and the need for offshore wind.   Can CCAN (Hannah) help with turn out efforts?  We'll do an e-mail blast to our folks and get some calls out to our activitsts.  I'll work on an alert this morning. Glen.  
     

    INFORMATIONAL OPEN HOUSE EVENTS on

    MONDAY, JANUARY 9
    5 P.M. – 7:30 P.M.
    Warhill High School
    4615 Opportunity Way
    Williamsburg, VA 23188

    TUESDAY, JANUARY 10
    5 P.M. – 7:30 P.M.
    Charles City County
    Social Center
    8320 Ruthville Road
    Providence Forge, VA 23140

    WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11
    5 P.M. – 7:30 P.M.
    Woodside High School
    13450 Woodside Lane
    Newport News, VA 2360

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    INFORMATIONAL OPEN HOUSE EVENTS

    Dominion is committed to providing reliable electricity to our customers.

    Electrical demand in the Hampton Roads area is projected to increase by more than 20 percent by summer 2020. This growth will place a strain on the electrical grid, and create the potential for overloads and violations of North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) reliability standards. Recently announced plans for retirement of local generation facilities have accelerated    the need for new transmission lines to be built and in service by late 2014.

    Dominion is now looking into the potential of developing transmission lines utilizing previously acquired right-of-way asements, see map below. We plan to file an application with the Virginia SCC in early 2012 and invite the public to learn more about the project by attending community meetings or visiting our website.

    INFORMATIONAL  OPEN HOUSE EVENTS

    MONDAY, JANUARY 9
    5 P.M. – 7:30 P.M.
    Warhill High School
    4615 Opportunity Way
    Williamsburg, VA 23188

    TUESDAY, JANUARY 10
    5 P.M. – 7:30 P.M.
    Charles City County Social Center
    8320 Ruthville Road
    Providence Forge, VA 23140

    WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11
    5 P.M. – 7:30 P.M.
    Woodside High School
    13450 Woodside Lane
    Newport News, VA 23608

    Visit one of our upcoming open house events anytime between 5:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. to learn more about our plans and view detailed potential route maps.

    For additional project details, visit www.dom.com, keyword: SKIFFE

    Glen Besa, Director

    Sierra Club-Virginia Chapter
    422 E. Franklin St, Suite 302
    Richmond, VA 23219

    O 804-225-9113 x104
    C 804-387-6001
    F 804-225-9114


  
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    Mark Kresowik
    Eastern Region Deputy Director
    Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign
    202-675-7914 (o)
    319-621-7393 (c)
    50 F St NW Eighth Floor
    Washington, DC 20001

1 comment:

Jim Jacobs, Suntern said...

Does anyone know if this will benefit renewable energies in any way, e.g. wind power or solar?