Dominion unveils route changes for Valley Link Transmission line
Dominion Energy has revised potential routes for the 115-mile Valley Link Transmission line, with the main changes in Louisa and Buckingham counties. Louisa County officials and affected residents continue to oppose the project, which would carry 6.6 gigawatts of power toward Northern Virginia's data center-heavy region.
Dominion Energy, Transource and FirstEnergy are narrowing route options for the proposed Valley Link Transmission line, a 115-mile, 765-kilovolt project that would run from the Lynchburg area to Culpeper. The latest changes primarily affect Louisa and Buckingham counties, including a variation that avoids property owned by the Louisa County Board of Supervisors and parallels an existing transmission corridor through a technology overlay district.
Louisa County officials remain firmly opposed despite the revisions. Board Chairman Duane Adams said the county would prefer that the project be abandoned and has set aside $250,000 for legal fees to challenge it before the Virginia State Corporation Commission and potentially in court. Dominion expects to finalize routes in the fall before seeking state approval; the approximately $1 billion project could be completed in 2029 if approved.