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Lunenburg supervisors approve Dominion Energy’s Unity substation with environmental and traffic conditions
Summary
The Lunenburg County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a conditional use permit for Dominion Energy Virginia to build the Unity 230/500 kV transmission substation, imposing conditions on energy storage, groundwater monitoring, lighting, construction hours and delivery routing.
The Lunenburg County Board of Supervisors on June 13 unanimously approved a conditional use permit for Virginia Electric and Power Company (doing business as Dominion Energy Virginia) to construct the Unity transmission substation southeast of Dusty Lane in Kenbridge.
Dominion Energy Senior Communication Specialist Max Payeur described the project as a new substation of about 11.73 acres that will tie an existing 500 kV line to a new 230 kV transmission line and improve grid reliability. Payeur said construction could begin within two to three weeks if the permit was approved and is expected to be completed in the fall of 2025. He told the board the substation’s operational noise would be about 70–75 decibels and that, in his…
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