Direct Testimony of Thomas M. Hildebrand - Consumer Advocate ...
Direct Testimony of Thomas M. Hildebrand - Consumer Advocate ...
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five 50,000-square-foot independent data center structures and a 72,000-<br />
square-foot <strong>of</strong>fice building. One <strong>of</strong> the reasons Terremark chose to locate<br />
where it did was based on its ability to obtain inexpensive electricity. If<br />
TrAIL is approved, Terremark may be powered using electricity generated<br />
in Pennsylvania. West Virginia will aid by allowing what amounts to a<br />
240 mile extension chord to run from Virginia to Pennsylvania. An<br />
alternative approach, one which would be far more beneficial to West<br />
Virginians, would be to use our excess generation to <strong>of</strong>fer greater<br />
incentives for businesses and government agencies to relocate to West<br />
Virginia.<br />
5) With respect to harm to families and communities, I <strong>of</strong>fer the following<br />
example. My family along with dozens <strong>of</strong> others attended an information<br />
meeting sponsored by Allegheny in Moorefield in December 2007. At<br />
this meeting, the Allegheny representatives we spoke with would not even<br />
acknowledge that landowners would experience any decrease in property<br />
values as a result <strong>of</strong> a power line on or in close proximity to their property.<br />
This example causes a serious credibility issue with both TrAILCo and its<br />
parent companies. A reasonable person would certainly conclude property<br />
owners would experience some decline in value. <strong>Testimony</strong> to this was<br />
provided by Mr. Charlie Winfree on 30 October in Moorefield. Mr.<br />
Winfree has been selling real estate for 20 years and is the top-selling<br />
realtor in the five-county area. In his testimony, he stated,<br />
“Many properties will be unsellable at any tolerable price whatsoever. I can<br />
tell you that residential properties will plummet nearby or in sight <strong>of</strong> these lines.<br />
You won’t see the market value effect for a long time because many impacted<br />
property owners will suffer more by simply being unable to sell at all, ”<br />
Q. WHAT NEGATIVE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES MAY OCCUR IF TRAIL IS<br />
APPROVED?<br />
A. Attachment 19 is the U.S. Department <strong>of</strong> Justice press release announcing the recent<br />
legal settlement with AEP over AEP’s operations at several coal-fired generation<br />
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