Va. delegate’s bill would limit where high-voltage transmission lines can be built

By: Shannon Heckt

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: January 30, 2026

Words: 609

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 2 days ago

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A case that is playing out in front of the State Corporation Commission regarding a controversial high-voltage transmission line in Northern Virginia has inspired legislation in the General Assembly designed to keep the powerful lines away from residential areas and schools.

House Bill 1491, sponsored by Del. J.J. Singh, D-Loudoun, and Del. John McAuliff, D-Fauquier, directs the SCC, when considering the approval of transmission lines that are more powerful than 136 kv, to try …

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