Law360, New York (November 05, 2009) -- The Virginia Supreme Court has rejected protests from environmental groups and others by greenlighting a 550-kilovolt multistate transmission line that would bring power to the suburban communities of Washington, affirming that the line is needed to meet federal reliability standards.
In a decision issued Thursday, the Virginia court upheld permits granted by the State Corporation Commission to units of Allegheny Energy Inc. and Dominion. With the court victory, those two...
