Proposal for 115-mile, 765 kV Joshua Falls-Yeat Transmission Line

Valley Link Transmission has proposed the 115-mile, 765 kV “Joshua Falls-Yeat” transmission line across central Virginia to deliver power to Dominion Energy’s growing queue of data centers and plans to file for a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN) with the Virginia SCC in summer 2026.

• Project details: Proposed 115 miles, 765 kV, 200-foot cleared corridor, typical towers ~160 feet tall, over 400 towers, and the proposal would clear over 2,500 acres; Valley Link plans to file with the SCC in summer 2026 and install and energize the line by the end of 2029 to deliver power toward Northern Virginia data centers.
• Background and timeline: Project proposed by joint venture Valley Link Transmission (Dominion Energy, Transource, FirstEnergy Transmission); PJM selected Joshua Falls-Yeat in Feb 2025 as part of its RTEP; PJM projected local peak growing to ~33 GW by 2030, Dominion told the SCC it has requests to serve over 70 GW, and PJM’s recommended transmission investment rose from $920 million (2021 baseline) to almost $12 billion (2025 RTEP).