A new 6.5-mile Dominion Energy transmission line in western Prince William County connecting an existing substation in Nokesville to the future Bristow switching station is sparking citizen outcry over its presumed link to increased grid demand resulting from local data centers.
The 230-kilovolt transmission line was front and center at a Nov. 5 rally and protest at George Mason University’s Beacon Hall in Manassas prior to a Dominion Energy open house on the issue at the same venue, part of the Innovation Park hub.
Members of the Coalition to Protect Prince William County and the Civic Association of Brentsville and Surrounding Areas attended the event alongside several state and local officials, including state Sen. Danica Roem, Deshundra Jefferson, Prince William Board of County Supervisors chair, and George Stewart, Gainesville supervisor-elect…