Understanding National Interest Electric Transmission Corridors (NIETC)
Resources on this flawed Department of Energy designation.
April 30, 2008. PEC Press Release.
Led by PEC and the National Wildlife Federation, 11 regional and national environmental organizations filed suit against the Department of Energy over its final designation of a mid-Atlantic National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor.
Virginia Governor Kaine and Attorney General Bob McDonnell have submitted a Request for Rehearing, calling DOE's designation "unlawful" and in excess of Federal Authority. Other states including PA, MD, and NY have also filed.
The US Department of Energy has designated more than 116,000 square miles (from upstate New York through Ohio) for inclusion in the mid-Atlantic National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor.
An interactive map connecting outdated power plants with energy consumption on the East Coast.
A PEC map connecting outdated power plants with energy consumption on the East Coast.
Everything about Dominion and an Allegheny subsidiary plans for a 500-kilovolt transmission line through the Piedmont.
Important dates related to National Interest Corridor designation.
