Where as:

We, the undersigned:

Residents, landowners, and utility ratepayers of Hampshire County West Virginia, formally petition the Public Service Commission to DENY the Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity (CPCN) for the proposed Valley North Project put forward by Valley Link Transmission Company, LLC.

     As local citizens who live, work, and own property along the proposed corridors, we strongly object to this massive industrial infrastructure project based on the following critical impacts to our communities:

Unfair Ratepayer Burden: West Virginia families should not suffer an estimated hundreds of millions of dollars in added power bill costs to construct infrastructure designed to export power to data centers and grids in neighboring states.
Destruction of Private Property Rights: The proposed routes threaten our agricultural Farms, homes, family farms, and land values, subjecting West Virginia property owners to the severe threat of forced easements and eminent domain.
Severe Environmental & Visual Blight: Constructing steel transmission towers averaging 135 to 175 feet tall with large 500 Fett of Easement along the route, will permanently scar our mountains, ruin scenic viewsheds, fragment active agricultural land, and damage local tourism economies. Destroying over 7,000 acres of the Appalachian Mountains, harming our environment and numerous species of plant, animal and insect life, ruining farms and local agriculture, and most importantly taking away the reasons that most people choose to live in "Almost Heaven" West Virginia, the peace and quiet , the beauty of our land and the homes built by many for not only their families but for generations to come.
     We request that the Public Service Commission of WV Deny the Certificate of Convenience and Necessity for The Valley North Project, thus suspending further planning on the proposed cross-state route and formally report back to PJM Interconnection that a regional transmission solution is inappropriate for this localized demand. The energy deficit driving this project is localized heavily within Northern Virginia’s industrial corridors. Rather than using eminent domain to cut a 260-mile corridor across state lines from West Virginia, Valley Link’s parent companies—specifically Dominion Energy—must prioritize the development of in-state generation and localized battery storage solutions directly within Virginia. West Virginia communities and landowners should not suffer the environmental, visual, and financial burdens of a project designed to subsidize out-of-state industrial growth.

      We urge our Public Service Commission to stand with West Virginia residents, protect our land and financial interests, reject Valley Link Transmission's upcoming application, and demand non-destructive alternatives.