A4 ••• WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 13, 2021 RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH Legal Notice Filing and service, NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC OF AN APPLICATION BY VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY FOR APPROVALAND CERTIFICATION OF ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION FACILITIES: LANEXA- NORTHERN NECK 230 KV LINE # 224 REBUILD AND NEW 230 KV LINE # 2208 CASE NO. PUR- 2020- 00247 Pursuant to 5 VAC 5- 20- 140, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice, the Commission has directed that service on parties and the Commission’s Staff in this matter shall be accomplished by electronic means. Please refer to the Commission’s Order for Notice and Comment for further instructions concerning Confidential or Extraordinarily Sensitive Information. On or before March 12, 2021, any interested person may file comments on the Application by following the instructions on the Commission’s website: scc. virginia. gov/ casecomments/ Submit- Public- Comments or by filing such comments with the Clerk of the State Corporation Commission, c/ o Document Control Center, P. O. Box 2118, Richmond, Virginia 23218- 2118. All such comments shall refer to Case No. PUR- 2020- 000247. On October 29, 2020, Virginia Electric and Power Company d/ b/ a Dominion Energy Virginia (“Dominion” or “Company”) filed with the State Corporation Commission (“Commission”) an application for approval and a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct and operate electric transmission facilities in New Kent, King William, King and Queen, Essex, and Richmond Counties, Virginia, (“Application”). Dominion filed the Application pursuant to § 56- 46.1 of the Code of Virginia (“Code”) and the Utility Facilities Act, Code § 56- 265.1 On or before February 12,2021, any interested person or entity may participate as a respondent by filing, with the Clerk of the Commission at the address above or scc. virginia. gov/ clk/ efiling/, a notice of participation in accordance with the Commission’s Rules of Practice. Notices of participation shall include the email addresses of the party or its counsel. The respondent simultaneously shall serve a copy of the notice of participation on counsel to the Company. Pursuant to 5 VAC 5- 20- 80 B, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice, any notice of participation shall set forth: ( i) a precise statement of the interest of the respondent; ( ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; and ( iii) the factual and legal basis for the action. Any organization, corporation, or government body participating as a respondent must be represented by counsel as required by 5 VAC 5- 20- 30, of the Rules of Practice. All filings shall refer to Case No. PUR- 2020- 00247. For additional information about participation as a respondent, any person or entity should obtain a copy of the Commission’s Order for Notice and Comment. et seq. Participation as a respondent, Dominion seeks to ( 1) rebuild, within existing right of way or on Company- owned property, approximately 38.3 miles of the existing 41.3- mile long 230 kilovolt (“kV”) Lanexa- Northern Neck Line # 224; ( 2) install approximately 40.5 miles of new 230 kV Lanexa- Northern Neck Line # 2208, collocated on double circuit structures with Line # 224; ( 3) perform expansion and installation work at the Company’s existing Lanexa and Northern Neck Substations and minor work at the existing Dunnsville Substation; and ( 4) perform minor transmission- related work on Lines # 2016, # 2076, # 2113 and # 2129 ( the “Rebuild Project”). Counsel, On or before February 12, 2021, any interested person or entity may file, with the Clerk of the Commission at the address above or scc. virginia. gov/ clk/ efiling/, a request that the Commission convene a hearing on the Company’s Application. Requests for hearing must include the email address of the filer or its counsel, along with: ( i) a precise statement of the filing party’s interest in the proceeding; ( ii) a statement of the specific action sought to the extent then known; ( iii) a statement for the legal basis for such action; and ( iv) a precise statement why the issues raised in the request for a hearing cannot be addressed adequately without a hearing. Any request for hearing simultaneously shall be served on counsel to the Company. All requests for hearing shall refer to Case No. PUR- 2020- 00247. Dominion states that the Rebuild Project is necessary to replace aging infrastructure at the end of its service life in accordance with the Company’s mandatory electric transmission planning criteria, as well as resolve potential violations of NERC Reliability Standards, thereby enabling the Company to maintain the overall long- term reliability of its transmission system. The Company states that the desired in- service date for this project is December 31, 2023. The Company represents that the estimated conceptual cost of the Rebuild Project ( in 2020 dollars) is approximately $ 96.7 million, which includes approximately $ 87.1 million for transmission- related work and $ 9.6 million for substation- related work. Any documents filed in paper form with the Office of the Clerk of the Commission in this docket may use both sides of the paper. In all other respects, except as modified by the Commission’s Order for Notice and Comment, all filings shall comply fully with the requirements of 5 VAC 5- 20- 150, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice. Copies and format, The proposed Rebuild Project is located entirely within existing right- of- way and on Company- owned property in New Kent, King William, King and Queen, Essex, and Richmond Counties. The Company’s Application, the Commission’s Rules of Practice, the Commission’s Order for Notice and Comment, and other documents filed in the case may be viewed at: scc. virginia. gov/ pages/ Case- Information. The proposed route for the Project extends along an existing approximately 41.3- mile transmission line corridor, currently occupied by the existing 230 kV Lanexa- Northern Neck Line # 224. Within that existing approximately 41.3- mile transmission corridor, an approximately 38.3- mile segment of Line # 224 will be rebuilt, and a new Line # 2208 extending a total of approximately 40.5 miles will be installed. The route is approximately 10.7 miles within New Kent County, 6.2 miles within King William County, 10.0 miles within King and Queen County, 7.1 miles within Essex County, and 7.3 miles within Richmond County. VIRGINIA ELECTRIC AND POWER COMPANY UV690 Figure No. The Project originates in New Kent County at the Lanexa Substation located off Rockahock Road. From the Lanexa Substation, the route generally heads northeast from the station property for approximately 0.5 miles, crossing the Diascund Creek Reservoir, and continues northeast approximately 10.2 miles to the previously permitted crossing of the Pamunkey River. The line continues northeast through King William County approximately 6.2 miles to the previously permitted crossing of the Mattaponi River. The line continues northeast for approximately 10.0 miles through King and Queen County, and approximately 7.1 miles through Essex County. The line heads east at the Dunnsville Substation in Essex County and across the Rappahannock River, where it continues approximately 7.3 miles into Richmond County, turning northeast near the Route 3 crossing and terminating at the Northern Neck Substation. V.A £¤ Title UV707 360 Notification Map Northern Neck Substation Client/Project 203401404 Dominion Energy Virginia Lanexa- Northern Neck 230 kV Transmission Line # 224 Rebuild and New 230 kV Line # 2208 #* UV607 K i Dunnsville Substation n g H a Project Location Prepared by LJB on 2019-11- 11 TR by ECL on 2020- 01- 22 IR by CPG on 2020- 02- 14 W il UV611 New Kent, King William, King and Queen, Essex, and Richmond Counties, Virginia n o To ¯ us t li v e #* k a r ( $ e y m $ 0 15,000 30,000 Feet C r e r e v (At original document size of 11x17) 1: 180,000 k t n o n Esse x e K d n Kin a H ga x e s E nd w o m #* Que e N en Substation UV684 h c i R Proposed 230 kV Line Rebuild and New 230 kV Circuit K i For the proposed Rebuild Project, the minimum structure height is approximately 40 feet ( the same as currently exists), the maximum structure height is approximately 191 feet ( the same as currently exists), and the average structure height is approximately 108 feet ( compared to an average of 69 feet now), based on preliminary conceptual design, not including foundation reveal and subject to change based on final engineering design. UV3 UV14 n g a n K i Project Centerline, Second Circuit Only ( PUR- 2018- 00090) d n g Q ue ! ! W ill en R a p a h a n o c k R i v e r ia m Structures and Two Circuits Previously Authorized ( PUR- 2018- 00090) "" Railroad Freeway or Other Major Road Other Major Road Secondary Road Local Connecting Road Important Local Road All distances, heights, and directions are approximate. A sketch map of the proposal accompanies this notice. A more detailed map may be viewed on the Commission’s website: scc. virginia. gov/ pages/ Transmission- Line- Projects. " x Esse UV30 " lesex Midd " Richmond n Lancaster e u Q x s £¤ d The Commission may consider a route not significantly different from the route described in this notice without additional notice to the public. A more complete description of the Rebuild Project may be found in the Company’s Application. e l 17 n a d gi M n UV155 i K UV622 ! ! p m a w S n o g a r D P a m u n k e y R i v e r An electronic copy of the Company’s Application also may be obtained by submitting a written request to counsel for the Company, David J. DePippo, Esquire, Dominion Energy Services, Inc., 120 Tredegar Street, Richmond, Virginia 23219, or david. j. depippo@ dominionenergy. com. UV354 M a t a p o n i R i v e r UV249 D i UV695 a s c u x r e s t e l a d c n i M a L n d C r The Commission has taken judicial notice of the ongoing public health emergency related to the spread of the coronavirus, or COVID- 19, and the declarations of emergency issued at both the state and federal levels. In accordance therewith, all pleadings, briefs, or other documents required to be served in this matter should be submitted electronically to the extent authorized by 5 VAC 5- 20- 150, of the Commission’s Rules of Practice and Procedure (“Rules of Practice”). Confidential and Extraordinarily Sensitive information shall not be submitted electronically and should comply with 5 VAC 5- 20- 170, of the Rules of Practice. For the duration of the COVID- 19 emergency, any person seeking to hand deliver and physically file or submit any pleading or other document shall contact the Clerk’s Office Document Control Center at ( 804) 3719838 to arrange the delivery. e k m t n a e i l K wW e N UV602 § ¦¨ UV603 64 g n i K UV604 £¤ Copies and format, 60 UV273 M i K i G l #* d n g n e u Q r d e t n s a e g c n u i o K G l o u Confidential information, UV33 N e w K e n t l e Notes a n c e Lanexa Substation N e w K en t s Coordinate System: NAD 1983 StatePlane Virginia South FIPS 4502 Feet Data Sources: Dominion Energy Virginia, Stantec, ESRI, NHD, DCR, U. S. National Transportation Atlas Railroads 1. 2. UV618 d s t Ja m es C ity UV227 x y e r Q u C s t n e e K e l n New r a h C Page 01 of 01 Disclaimer: This document has been prepared based on information provided by others as cited in the Notes section. 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