Loudoun Valley Estates sits in the path of a 185-foot transmission line to power data centers. Rep. Suhas Subramanyam claims Dominion Energy ignored an easy fix.

By Eric Flack, Ruth Morton WUSA9

Signs showing height comparisons between the Statue of Liberty and transmission line towers urge community members to speak a against a proposal by Dominion Energy.
Image: Norman K. Styer/Loudoun Now

By Hanna Pampaloni/Loudoun Now

The homeowners association for a neighborhood in the path of the Golden-Mars transmission lines is framing the case as a test of who should pay for data centers.

By Eric Flack WUSA9

500-kilovolt transmission lines north of Lovettsville.

Image: Times-Mirror/Coy Ferrell

Times-Mirror Staff Report

The transmission line project has drawn opposition from both county residents and officials.

By Rick Massimo for Northern Virginia Magazine
Feature image, JU.STOCKER/stock.adobe.com

Subramanyam Press Release
Urges Consideration of New Golden to Mars Route Along Route 606; “We've been faced with a false choice”

The SCC has denied a request to suspend its decision on the Golden-to-Mars power line route, setting up a possible Supreme Court challenge.

By Michelle Witte, Ashburn Patch Staff

Dominion’s ‘Golden to Mars’ project in Loudoun could reach Va. Supreme Court

Scott Gelman/ WTOP news

Loudoun County homeowners are speaking out against a recent ruling that would allow Dominion Energy to build massive high-voltage transmission lines through their backyards. It’s called the Golden to Mars project. (7News)
by Nick Minock 7News

A copy of a ruling by Virginia state regulators says they are denying a request to hit pause on a controversial high voltage transmission line that’s planned to run right through a Loudoun County neighborhood and next to school property. News4’s Drew Wilder reports.

Families in Loudoun County are celebrating a win against Dominion Energy and a controversial high voltage transmission line project that is being proposed to cut right through their yards and school property. Though the celebration might be short-lived. News4’s Drew Wilder explains.

A new state filing reviewed by WUSA9 shows the board is building a legal case using Dominion’s own map — one that could spare an Ashburn neighborhood.

Eric Flack/WUSA9

A plan approved by a state commission is set to snatch an Ashburn resident’s property from her and plant a 185-foot tall power pole right on her land. Northern Virginia Bureau reporter Drew Wilder explains. News4

State regulators approved a route for new Dominion Energy transmission lines this week, clearing the way for construction near homes in Loudoun County.

Eric Flack/WUSA9

A map by Dominion Energy shows alternate routes for the Golden to Mars transmission line. (Dominion Energy)

Hanna Pamploni/Loudoun Now

SCC Calls for In-Person Arguments in Golden to Mars Case

Hanna Pamploni/Loudoun Now

An overhead map shows varying routes of a portion of the Golden to Mars transmission line, planned by Dominion Energy. 

State Corporation Commission
(By Hanna Pamploni/Loudoun Now)

L to R: Lauren Lillestolen, Amy Riccardi, Vicky Hu and Victor Block.
Homeowner Vicky Hu shares concerns over proposed transmission line route through Loudoun Valley Estates
(By Valerie Cury/Loudoun Now)

Community members joined Sterling School Board Member Amy Riccardi at Loudoun Valley Estates to talk about next steps ahead of the School Board's July 2 deadline to decide whether to allow new transmission lines along school property.

(By Hanna Pampaloni/Loudoun Now)

A growing battle is unfolding in Loudoun County, Virginia over Dominion Energy's proposed Golden-to-Mars transmission line project, with residents and school officials raising concerns about the route's proximity to schools, neighborhoods and environmentally sensitive areas.
(Fox5 DC by Tom Fitzgerald)