Urgent — SCC ruling expected any day

This Is Bigger Than One Neighborhood. Your Voice Still Matters.

This started with Loudoun Valley Estates. But the precedent the SCC sets here will define how every Loudoun neighborhood is treated when data center demand comes to their doorstep. 1,800+ residents have already shown up — and the SCC has noticed.

Right Now

The Four Most Important Things You Can Do Today

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Email Your District Supervisor

Three specific asks: accept the 8th easement, support HB 1487/SB 827 with a formal resolution, and do not signal to the SCC that overhead is acceptable. Use our template below — takes 2 minutes.

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Sign Up for Urgent Alerts

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Attend the Next Board Meeting

The Board of Supervisors needs to see full chambers. Public comment sends a signal to the SCC. Your 3 minutes at the microphone is worth more than you think — and we'll give you exactly what to say.

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Share This With Your Neighbors

13,000+ homes are within 2 miles of the proposed corridor. Many don't know what's coming. Share this site, post on Nextdoor, and talk to your HOA. The more voices, the more pressure.

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Action 1

Email Your Supervisor — Use This Template

Copy the letter below and send it to your district supervisor. The three asks are specific, actionable, and time-sensitive. Personalize the first line if you have time — a personal touch always helps.

Email Template — Copy & Send
Golden to Mars: Three Urgent Asks Before the SCC Rules

Dear Supervisor [Name], I am a Loudoun County resident writing to urge your immediate action on the Golden to Mars transmission line case. The SCC ruling is expected any day, and the following three steps must happen before it does. 1. Accept ALL 8 open space easements from Loudoun Valley Estates I and II. There is zero fiscal impact to the County. Accepting the 8th easement removes the viability barrier for underground and hybrid routes, and sends a critical signal to the SCC at exactly the right moment. 2. Pass a formal Board resolution supporting HB 1487 / SB 827. This underground pilot program passed both chambers of the General Assembly bipartisan and specifically names Golden-to-Mars. Board support is a statutory prerequisite for pilot program eligibility. Inaction forecloses the legislative pathway for underground. 3. Do not signal to the SCC that overhead through residential neighborhoods is acceptable. Any Board statement accepting "any Route 3" becomes evidence in the ruling. Your January 2025 resolution called for burying lines within 500 ft of homes where feasible. Your County engineers confirmed it IS feasible. That position must be maintained. The community has shown up — 1,800+ residents at public hearings, 1,300+ written testimonies. We are asking our leaders to hold firm. This issue affects every Loudoun taxpayer — not just the homeowners closest to the lines. Thank you for your leadership. [Your Name] [Your Address / District]

Contact Your Supervisor

The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors needs to hear from every district — not just the neighborhoods closest to the line. This is a countywide issue: $2.8 billion in assessed property, school funding, and the precedent for how Loudoun manages data center growth.

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Email the Full Board at Once

Send to all nine supervisors simultaneously
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Not sure what to say? Use the template on the left — it takes 2 minutes. Or email us at president@lvehoa.com and we'll help.
Actions 3 & 4

More Ways to Make a Difference

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Speak at a Board Meeting

Public comment periods are open at every Board of Supervisors meeting. Your 3 minutes at the microphone is on the record. A full chamber sends an unmistakable signal to the SCC that this community is watching.

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Share on Nextdoor & Social Media

Post #UnitedLoudoun and tag your supervisors. Share this site with every Loudoun neighborhood group you're in. A lower tax base from this corridor affects every Loudoun taxpayer — this isn't just one neighborhood's fight.

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Talk to Your HOA

If your HOA hasn't taken a formal position, ask them to. A formal resolution from an HOA board carries real weight at the Board of Supervisors and is cited in SCC proceedings.

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Get Yard Signs & Flyers

Visible support in the neighborhood shows the Board and the SCC that this is a community — not just an organized few. Signs in front yards along the route are especially powerful.

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Write a Letter to the Editor

Loudoun Now, Loudoun Times, and the Washington Post have all covered this fight. A letter to the editor from a resident adds to the public record and keeps the pressure on.

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Talk to Your Neighbors

The most powerful thing you can do is a personal conversation. If you know someone who hasn't engaged, share this site and explain what's at stake. One conversation leads to ten.

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Be Prepared

Talking Points — Know What to Say

Whether you're speaking at a Board meeting, talking to a neighbor, or posting online — here are the facts that cut through.

This is a data center project, not a reliability project.

PJM labeled it a "Data Center Alley Local Solution." SCC Staff confirmed the lines "would NOT be needed but for multiple data centers."

"The need for this project is driven entirely by new commercial load — not by any failure of service to homes or businesses."

Underground is proven. Chino Hills did it.

Chino Hills, CA is the only U.S. city with underground 500kV transmission. They forced it against the same "not feasible" claims — and they formally wrote to the Virginia SCC to support us.

"If California can build underground 500kV, Virginia can too. The question is will."

The SCC's own staff called out Dominion.

SCC Staff found that Dominion "effectively ensured that its overhead routes are the only viable options" — despite the need being known for years and time being available to study underground.

"This isn't a community accusation. This is the regulator's own finding."

The Board's own resolution said underground.

The January 2025 resolution called for burying lines within 500 feet of homes and schools. County engineers confirmed it IS feasible. The Board cannot now signal that overhead is acceptable.

"Your own words. Your own engineers. The only consistent position is underground."

Once built, they stay forever.

There is no undo button on a 185-foot transmission tower. The decision the SCC makes in the next few weeks will stand for 50+ years. The time to fight is now — not after construction starts.

"Do not leave a permanent memorial to this Board in the form of towers that will stand for generations."

$2.8 billion in property values are at risk.

That's the assessed value within half a mile of the corridor. Community signs throughout the neighborhood estimate $100k+ in potential losses per household — and a shrinking tax base affects every Loudoun taxpayer, not just the nearest homes.

"A smaller tax base and lower housing comps affect every Loudoun taxpayer, not just the homeowners closest to the lines."
Resources

Background & Reference Materials

SCC Case File: PUR-2025-00056

The official SCC case record — all filings, testimonies, exhibits, and post-hearing briefs from all parties including Dominion and SCC Staff.

SCC Case Portal →

All Press Coverage

25+ articles from Loudoun Now, Loudoun Times, Virginia Mercury, and Patch covering every stage of the Golden to Mars fight.

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The Full Issue Explained

What Dominion is proposing, what it means for our neighborhood, the Chino Hills precedent, and the legislation that can change the outcome.

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The Evidence: Data Centers & Manufactured Crisis

PJM's label, SCC Staff's finding, Dominion's altered feasibility study, the VDOT email fiction, and the full fact-check table.

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Loudoun County Board of Supervisors

Meeting schedules, supervisor contacts, public comment sign-up, and the January 2025 resolution on underground transmission lines.

Loudoun BOS page →

Contact United Loudoun

Questions, media inquiries, yard sign requests, HOA coordination, or speaking point assistance — we're here to help.

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