PEC tracks Virginia data center transmission line proposals

The Piedmont Environmental Council is updating its advocacy on Virginia transmission lines tied to data center growth and a Virginia SCC ruling on who should pay for related grid costs.

• PEC says Valley Link plans to file the Joshua Falls-Yeat application with the Virginia SCC in November or December instead of September, and plans to file the Amos-Rocky Point (Valley North) line in 2027.
• The email also highlights the SCC ruling that large-load data centers should pay the up-front costs of transmission facilities built solely to serve them, while PEC calls for a statewide moratorium on new data centers, transmission lines, onsite gas facilities, backup generators, and new water withdrawals.