This started with Loudoun Valley Estates. But the precedent set here will define how every Loudoun neighborhood is treated when data center demand comes to their doorstep. Thousands of residents have shown up — at hearings, at rallies, online, on the phone. The SCC, elected officials, candidates, the press, and the companies themselves have all taken notice. This community isn't anti-tech or anti-growth — it's one of the most tech-forward, entrepreneurial, and diverse in the country. But growth has to work with the community, not bulldoze through it.
Three specific asks: accept all easements (including the newly offered 9th), support HB 1487/SB 827 with a formal resolution — it has now passed both chambers — and do not signal to the SCC that overhead is acceptable.
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PJM labeled it a "Data Center Alley Local Solution." SCC Staff confirmed the lines "would NOT be needed but for multiple data centers."
Chino Hills, CA is the only U.S. city with underground 500kV transmission. They forced it against the same "not feasible" claims — and they formally wrote to the Virginia SCC to support us.
SCC Staff found that Dominion "effectively ensured that its overhead routes are the only viable options" — despite the need being known for years and time being available to study underground.
The Board's January 2025 resolution called for underground within 500 feet of homes. But after the March 2026 Board hearing, the County's Richmond attorneys filed a brief identifying overhead alternatives as viable — effectively signaling to the SCC that the community would accept above-ground routes. This directly contradicts the Board's own resolution and undermines the strong position the community has built.
FOIA records show the entire VDOT engagement was one meeting and one email. VDOT objected only to open-cut excavation. The standard trenchless method — horizontal directional drilling — was never proposed. 'Open-cut' appears 150+ times in the Feasibility Study. The standard alternative was never tested.
The route Dominion introduced as a 'failsafe' would place industrial transmission structures adjacent to the Inova HealthPlex (serving 280,000+ residents), obstruct medevac helicopter operations, create electromagnetic interference with diagnostic imaging, and put high-voltage lines next to gas stations and childcare facilities. Dominion's own counsel admitted it is 'not under consideration.' It was leverage.
County witness Bob Brown testified that the Study appears to conclude underground 'really seems to be feasible' — but the conclusion was changed to 'infeasible.' The final edits were not made by the engineering firm (Burns & McDonnell). They were made by Dominion's routing engineer.
There is no undo button on a 185-foot transmission tower. The decision the SCC makes in the next few weeks will stand for 50+ years. The time to fight is now — not after construction starts.
That's the assessed value within half a mile of the corridor. Community signs throughout the neighborhood estimate $100k+ in potential losses per household — and a shrinking tax base affects every Loudoun taxpayer, not just the nearest homes.
The official SCC case record — all filings, testimonies, exhibits, and post-hearing briefs from all parties including Dominion and SCC Staff.
SCC Case Portal →25+ articles from Loudoun Now, Loudoun Times, Virginia Mercury, and Patch covering every stage of the Golden to Mars fight.
View all articles →What Dominion is proposing, what it means for our neighborhood, the Chino Hills precedent, and the legislation that can change the outcome.
Read the full story →PJM's label, SCC Staff's finding, Dominion's altered feasibility study, the VDOT email fiction, and the full fact-check table.
Read the evidence →Meeting schedules, supervisor contacts, public comment sign-up, and the January 2025 resolution on underground transmission lines.
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