Industrial infrastructure projects are coming to our communities.

Dominion Energy is planning to cluster multiple projects in and around Braemar and surrounding communities.

Proposed Projects

Morrisville to Wishing Star

Nokesville to Bristow 230kV line

Vint Hill Substation Upgrade

Homes located near the substation/ switching station and connecting high-voltage lines could experience a drop in property value between 10-30%. It could be more difficult to sell a home adjacent to these structures and some insurance companies may not provide coverage.

Residents will pay for this infrastructure that powers data centers. Dominion Energy will not discuss this, nor have they told us what the rate payer impact on our power bills will be.

The upgraded substation/ switching station will be situated just 30 feet off of Vint Hill Rd. and 252 feet from the closest home in Braemar.

It will be double the current size: two buildings 40 feet high and poles 120 feet tall.

The substation will be moved to border directly on Vint Hill Road, hundreds of feet closer to Braemar and surrounding communities.

Dominion's Site Plan shows seven 230 kV lines plus two 500 kV lines connecting to substations throughout our area and up to Loudoun, primarily supplying power to data centers.

Dominion is trying to hide that this site will have seven large single-phase 500 kV transformers that will emit noise 24 hours a day. They have not shared any alleged sound studies with the community or the BOCS.

Dominion plans to use SF-6 gas-insulated equipment. This is a potent greenhouse gas that stays in the environment for thousands of years. Dominion has no plan for leak containment.

It will be incongruous with the current visual aesthetic of Braemar: a planned residential community. Other nearby communities are also at risk. An industrial building does not belong next to homes, schools, and daycares.

High-voltage power lines emit extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF) as energy flows through conductors. Scientific literature on these fields has identified associations with increased risks of childhood leukemia and other adverse health outcomes at chronic exposure levels. In light of these findings, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classifies ELF magnetic fields as a “possible human carcinogen.”

Given the proximity of the Vint Hill Substation/ switching station and connecting high-voltage lines to residential areas and potentially sensitive populations, a precautionary policy approach is warranted to protect residents from the potential dangers.

SF-6 is one of the worst greenhouse gases in the world. It is 23,000 times more potent than CO2 and is being phased out globally. Dominion Energy refuses to answer how they will respond to a catastrophic leak and the impacts it could have on a community.

Dominion Energy’s Special Use Permit (SUP) for the Vint Hill Substation expansion is not an isolated upgrade. It represents a systemic, compounding threat to the fabric of our residential community.

Dominion has not conducted examinations of the cumulative impact on our communities, intentionally obscuring the combined toll that multi-acre substations, towering transmission lines, and hyper-scale data centers take on residents' quality of life. This staggering infrastructure buildout does not serve local residents.

Morrisville - Wishing Star (500kV & 230 kV Transmission Line) - A new 500 kV transmission line along or near 36.5 miles of existing right of way (runs right through Tartan Hills subdivision of Braemar), adding a new 230 kV transmission line in Fauquier County, and expanding the Morrisville Substation.
Nokesville - Bristow 230 kV Electric Transmission Line - A new 230kV transmission line will connect the existing Nokesville Substation to the future Bristow Switching Station (approximately 6.5 miles long).
Vint Hill Substation Expansion Project - Approximately 90 Data Centers (built, under construction, approved for construction, or pending approval) within a 3-mile radius of Braemar, and 184 within 5 miles.