Board of Supervisors v. Virginia Electric & Power Co.

The question presented in this appeal is whether the State Corporation Commission had jurisdiction under the facts presented to approve the location of an electric transmission line pursuant to Code § 56-46.1.1

*872In 1975, Virginia Electric and Power Company (Vepco) filed with the Commission an application for approval of proposed new electrical transmission facilities between the Pleasant View Substation in Loudoun County and the Idylwood Substation in Fairfax County. The proposed facilities included rebuilding an existing 115 kilovolt (kv) line to 230 kv between the Idylwood and Tysons…