The Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company, a subsidiary of Allegheny Energy, has announced that the Public Service Commission of West Virginia has issued an order relating to the construction of its 500kV transmission line project.
The Public Service Commission will allow the Trans-Allegheny Interstate Line Company (TrAILCo) to build its transmission line in segments upon filing verifications that various permits and other approvals have been obtained for a specific segment of the line before the start of construction on that segment.
According to the company, the commission’s initial order would have prevented TrAILCo from beginning construction on any West Virginia segment until a hearing was held and a determination made as to whether all pre-construction permits and approvals had been obtained and all pre-construction conditions had been met for the entire length of the line in the state.
The commission will not require TrAILCo to install a static VAR compensator (SVC) at the Meadow Brook substation in Virginia. The SVC, with an estimated cost of more than $58 million, would no longer be necessary to provide voltage benefits once the line is in service.
Headquartered in Greensburg, Allegheny Energy is an investor-owned electric utility with total annual revenues of over $3 billion and more than 4,000 employees. The company owns and operates generating facilities and claims to deliver low-cost, reliable electric service to approximately 1.6 million customers in Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Maryland and Virginia.
