Across State Lines Posted on September 4th
IT’S NOT JUST Northern Virginia’s roads that are gridlocked. The region’s power lines are becoming increasingly overloaded, and blackouts are likely by 2011. A proposal that would bring cheaper electricity to Virginia while increasing the region’s energy capacity is now threatened. Two Pennsylvania judges recommended last month that a key portion of a $1.3 billion power line between the two states not be built. If the recommendation becomes reality, Virginians should prepare for more expensive, less reliable electricity.
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