Citizens for Preservation of Floyd County, Inc. v. Appalachian Power Co.

In Campbell County v. Appalachian Pow. Co., 216 Va. 93, 215 S.E.2d 918 (1975), we affirmed the State Corporation Commission’s approval of one segment of a proposed 765 kilovolt (kv) circuit, or “loop,” connecting the generating facilities of Appalachian Power Company with the population centers of western Virginia needing electrical power. The Campbell County case involved a segment of the “loop” running from Cloverdale, near Roanoke, to Joshua Falls, near Lynchburg. As a continuation of the same proceeding, the Commission in the present case considered Appalachian’s application for approval…