GOVERNOR ESTABLISHES IN-STATE LOCATIONS FOR WEST VIRGINIANS TO VIEW TRANSMISSION LINE HEARING
This is not much notice for a hearing that will take place TOMORROW, but it is the first acknowledgement by Gov. Joe Manchin that West Virginians might have an interest in what goes on in their state.
June 11, 2007
GOVERNOR ESTABLISHES IN-STATE LOCATIONS FOR WEST VIRGINIANS TO VIEW TRANSMISSION LINE HEARING
Contact: Matt Turner, 304-558-3848
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The U.S. Department of Energy on Wednesday will conduct a public hearing in Pittsburgh about its draft National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor (NIETC).
The NIETC covers geographic areas where millions of consumers are affected by electric transmission capacity constraints and electric transmission lines may be proposed to alleviate that congestion. One of the DOE’s proposed corridors, the Mid-Atlantic Area National Corridor, is a contiguous area covering parts of West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, and Virginia, and all of New Jersey, Delaware, and Washington, D.C.
While not any of the DOE public hearings about the corridors are in West Virginia, Gov. Joe Manchin has established three in-state sites at which West Virginians unable to attend the meeting in person can observe the Pittsburgh meeting via live webcast. Viewers will be able to see PowerPoint presentations and hear audio of spe akers during the webcast.
Locations of the webcast are:
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 13, 2007 • 1 p.m. to 7 p.m.
• MORGANTOWN – Waterfront Place Hotel, Main Ballroom
• MOOREFIELD – Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College, Room 154
• CHARLESTON – State Capitol Complex, Cultural Center Main Theater
Attendees at these locations who wish to submit comments to the DOE can provide them to Governor’s Office staff members who will submit them on their behalf for its consideration and inclusion as part of its record. Those who are unable to attend the meeting or view the webcast at the locations above may register and view the webcast at the DOE’s Web site, http://www.energetics.com/NIETCpublicmeetings/.