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opinion, a focus group's phrase, and a very effective one, to justify all these planned coal-fired plants." James K. Martin, a senior vice president at Dominion Virginia Power, defends the use of the term as accurate, illustrating that the proposed plant can be seen two ways. While environmentalists view the plant as a setback in the context of nationwide efforts to curb pollution, power industry officials such as Martin see the plant as a step forward in the context of evolving energy technology because it pollutes less than older plants. For instance, while Dominion Virginia Power is asking for permission to annually emit more than 12,500 tons of pollutants in Virginia City, the company's Chesterfield County power station - the state's biggest air polluter - released more than 76,800 tons of pollutants into the atmosphere last year. Furthermore, said Dominion Virginia Power spokesman Dan Genest, a plant the size of the one planned for Virginia City potentially could emit more than 167,000 tons of nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide into the air each year if none of the state-of-the-art technological controls were in place. With controls, the amount is projected at about 5,340 tons per year. "We think it's an exciting technology," Martin said of the proposed plant's cleaning system. He also noted that the plant likely would operate at 90 percent of capacity, meaning emissions would never hit the 12,500-ton mark. Dominion Virginia Power wants to build the power plant on 1,700 acres of abandoned strip mine just west of the town of St. Paul and fuel it with Virginia coal and waste wood products. The company, which hopes to win approval from the State Corporation Commission by April and have the plant up and running by 2012, says the electricity is necessary to help it meet an anticipated 4,000-megawatt jump in demand from Dominion Virginia Power customers by 201 7. The General Assembly gave its blessing to the plant in 2004, when it decreed as a public good any power station in Southwest Virginia that used only Virginia coal. Sen. William C. Wampler Jr., R-Bristol, pushed for the measure, and he recently said he still supports the plant. "We have to have it as part of the mix to power Virginia,'' he said, adding that the state should also look at using more nuclear power. The federal Energy Department regards the proposed Virginia City plant as a potential "clean coal" operation because it would use a process known as "circulating fluidized bed combustion technology," or CFB. The process involves
310 ANNUAL REPORT CASE NO. 9003 APPALACHIAN POWER COMPANY. a corporation. Application for a Certificate of Convenience and Necessit), to Construct a 765 kV Transmission Line in Mason, Putnam and Cabell Counties. PROCEDURE ORDER: Entered Mag 18. 2979 On May 9. 1977, Appalachian Power Company ("Appalachian". "APCQ" or "company") filed an appiication for a certific2te of convenience and necessity to consrrucl a 765 kV transmission line south from an inter-connection in Mason County with the existing 765 kV Amos-Gavin line to Appalachian's Culloden Station in Cabell County, covering 2 distance of approximately 33 miles. This line will hereinafter be referred to as the proposed Culioden-Gavin 765 kV transmission line. Appalachian filed with its appijcarion a 74 page bookiet entitled "Environmental Analysis for the Culloden-Gavin 765 kV Transmzssion Line. Foilowing the filing of its application. Appalachiar? published the norice required by W.Va. Code 24-2-1 la. which stated that the Commission could approve the application unless within fifteen (15) days after completion of pubIiCatlOn a written request for a hraring thereon had been received by the Commission from a person or persons alleging the proposed transmission iine or its location to be against the public interest. No written requests were made to the Commission for a hearing on rhe application during the period. By order entered on July 18. fY77 this matter was set for hearing to be held in the Commission's Hearing Room at the Capitol in the City of Charleston on the 3ist day of August. 1977 at which time and place Appalachian was ordered to appear and prosecute its application and anyone interested was inviled to appear and make objection thereto. Leave was granted to anyone interested to file objection to the application with the Commission at any time on or before the 31s day of August. 1977. Appaiachian was also ordered to give notice of the fiiing of Its application and of the time and place of hearing by publishing a copy of the Commission's order once a week for two successive weeks. the first publication to be made nol more than thirty days nor less than fifteen days prior to the 31st day of August. 1977 in a newspaper published and of genera! circulation in each of the Counties of Mason. Putnam and Cabell and to make due return to the Commission on or before the day of hearing. Appalachian published the Commission's order of Jul) IS, 1977 in accordance with the requirements of that order. The hearing was held ,4ugust
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