Louisa County supervisors unanimously oppose Valley Link transmission route and urge undergrounding or rerouting

The Louisa County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a resolution March 16 opposing the construction of the proposed Valley Link Joshua Falls–Yeet 765 kilovolt transmission line through Louisa County and urging the State Corporation Commission and utilities to prioritize routing alternatives that avoid the county or place the line underground. The board amended the resolution to remove the phrase “as currently proposed,” broadening the opposition to any route that would traverse the county.

The resolution, read aloud by county staff, described proposed routes that could place roughly 20 miles of new overhead corridor through the county, using steel lattice structures approaching 160 feet in height and requiring permanently cleared rights‑of‑way. “An overhead 765 kilovolt line would cause significant and irreparable harm to Louisa County’s rural character, agricultural heritage, and…