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Power Line Could Undo Open-Land Conservation
Soaring Usage Puts 3 N.Va. Counties in Path

By Sandhya Somashekhar
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, September 10, 2006; Page A01

Dominion Virginia Power is planning to build a high-voltage power line that could stretch across parts of Prince William, Fauquier and Loudoun counties, an answer to the region's growing energy needs that has raised fears of spoiling some of the state's most fiercely protected open land.