Legal Opinion
Board of Supervisors v. Appalachian Power Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided June 13, 1975No. Records 741073 and 741074PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtHarrison, J.
Virginia Code § 56-46.1 requires the State Corporation Commission to approve the location of certain new electric transmission lines, and as a condition to determine that the route the line is to follow will reasonably minimize adverse impact on the scenic and environmental assets of the area concerned.
On August 16, 1972, Appalachian Power Company filed application for a certificate of public convenience and necessity authorizing it to construct a proposed 765 kilovolt transmission line along a route or corridor extending from its Cloverdale Station in Botetourt County to a proposed…
2Cited by17 opinions
- VA. ELEC. & POWER v. Citizens for Safe PowerSupreme Court of Virginia · 1981
- Appalachian Voices v. STATE CORP. COM'NSupreme Court of Virginia · 2009
- Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative v. Virginia Electric & Power Co.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2003
- City of Alexandria v. State Corporation CommissionSupreme Court of Virginia · 2018
- Potomac Edison Co. v. STATE CORP. COM'NSupreme Court of Virginia · 2008
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