As this endless war against the Valley Link monstrosity drags on, we’re all getting a very expensive education—especially me. Data centers don’t just happen to need giant new transmission lines; they demand them. Certainly they won't consider local power generation unless their hand is forced. And nothing attracts a data center faster than a freshly cleared transmission corridor. The Valley Link Joshua Falls to Yeat route is the textbook example of this cozy little arrangeme

A little bird alerted me late yesterday that the Virginia Farm Bureau was hosting a listening session for the Virginia Department of Energy (VDOE) in Richmond to get feedback from citizens, farmers, ranchers, and companies in Virginia as the current administration forms it's 2026 Virginia Energy Plan (VEP). This was a real chance to have our voices heard. Unfortunately it was too late to notify all of you to partake also. Below was my feedback spoken to the Virginia Depart

I want to again urge citizens affected by this Valley Link mess to follow-through and post their concerns to the USDA lawfare page if you haven't already. John Rich of country music fame has been appointed by the President to be the official savior and citizen advocate for farmers, ranchers, and rural citizens getting abused and terrorized by energy companies, sound familiar?

Agriculture is Virginia's largest private industry, generating an economic impact of more than $82 billion annually. Our farms, timber, and rural land are long-term economic engines that support families, communities, and local businesses year after year. Data centers can relocate to another state if incentives or profits change. Our farms cannot. Big towers, big risks, big mistakes -- Block Valley Link.

More map gymnastics, courtesy of AEP! They’ve finally deigned to release their latest map and proposed routes around the new Joshua Falls energy distribution hub. What a generous gift to Campbell County: brand-new 138kV route alternatives running between the old and new Joshua Falls substations, plus two new 765kV route alternatives feeding the shiny new bulk energy distribution hub. The new map including all of the AEP gems is up on on the home page. Campbell county folks,

In a display of corporate solidarity that would make even the most fervent lobbyist blush, the Virginia Chamber of Commerce has enthusiastically signed onto a letter urging PJM Interconnection to fast-track the Valley Link transmission project — a 115-mile, 765-kilovolt monster slicing through central Virginia’s rural counties. The Virginia Chamber of Commerce has chosen its side. It is the side of bigger transmission lines, more corporate load, and the power of eminent doma

Another day, more school districts, citizens, and corporations opposing being drenched in industrial grade EMF. Link below to the full article. A few extracts that caught my eye...

Another gem from the ongoing Block Valley Link Ad Campaign. Read the text of the video below or watch it here. Side note: These aren't actors, but REAL people IN central Virginia affected by this monstrosity.

Theodora Scarato, an EMF expert, pointed this gem of a video out to me. The San Francisco Niners are apparently considering moving their practice field away from the massive substation right next door. Best quote by Chase Senior from the video: "I mean you look at photos of the Niners practicing there at the SAP Performance Center, and you go there, and it is still so odd to see this massive electrical substation, neighboring the practice field and hovering over the entire

Valley Link floods your feed with spin, real landowners are telling a different story. Find out what they're not telling you.

As we dig deeper into the long-term effects of ramming an industrial high-voltage transmission corridor through central Virginia—right next to homes, schools, and farms—maybe it’s time to actually look at the research and experts on EMF instead of pretending the issue doesn’t exist. First, though, a quick refresher on how Valley Link’s representatives have been “addressing” these concerns in public.

While I was stuck at the latest Valley Link “science fair” in Lynchburg—staged, of course, purely for the benefit of the poor victims in Campbell County—everyone kept wondering why they held it so far from the actual people getting steamrolled. Mystery solved. The “public outreach” was conveniently staged at the Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance offices in downtown Lynchburg, safely miles from the Campbell County line. Home field, indeed. And just in case anyone still had

Finally scraped together enough free time this morning to yank the new map data off Valley Link’s vaunted website. They clearly decided to crank the obfuscation up a notch since last time, so I had to go full geek mode. (Cute effort. Didn’t work.)

It was a scenic little drive down to Campbell County yesterday for their “science fair.” Pulled in and was immediately greeted by a Virginia state trooper’s squad car parked dead-center in front of the entrance, lights flashing. Apparently the Valley Link team is feeling very “unsafe” these days. The squad car stayed there all four hours. Of course the event wasn’t held anywhere near the people who actually have to live with the towers and substation. It was staged in downtow

Tired of Valley Link’s glossy PR spam clogging your feed? Don’t worry — some very generous donors are riding to the rescue with a full summer media campaign featuring the actual people whose land is being seized under the Dominion/Valley Link eminent domain playbook. Go ahead and take a look at one of their first spots below. Stunning work.

I have a sinking feeling these Virginia budget negotiations are about to deliver exactly what the Dominion Energy lobby ordered. The first red flag was that cute little checkbox on the Governor’s survey: “local zoning authority” listed as one of the annoying obstacles to energy infrastructure. How thoughtful of them to pre-load the excuse.

Toward the end of the four-hour endurance test that was the Valley Link “Science Fair” at the Orange County high school, I finally got in and asked a few questions. Here’s what I learned that somehow still managed to surprise me. The biggest takeaway came from a very polite gentleman named Luke with the environmental group. I asked the obvious question: since no actual surveys happen until the SCC locks in the route, what happens if they discover something they can’t just

Tired of Valley Link trying to turn your skyline into an industrial eyesore? Let’s make every car in the central Virginia a rolling “NO". These bold, weather-ready car magnets are the polite way of telling them to shove their transmission towers where the sun doesn’t shine. Printed on tough white vinyl with a matte finish that refuses to fade faster than the project’s credibility, they cling to your car like our community clings to “hell no.”

Our beloved Governor Spanberger is kindly asking every Virginian to fill out her “2026 Virginia Energy Plan Stakeholder Survey.” I only found out about this generous opportunity thanks to an email from the brand-new Rural Virginia Coalition—thanks to one of their young energetic leaders, Amy. I just finished wading through the whole thing. You should too. After all, she’s definitely dying to hear from the rural landowners whose property is currently being lined up for eminen

Valley Link’s next round of self-described “science fairs” starts this week. Congratulations—you’re the science project. I highly recommend attending, especially if you’re one of the lucky new residents now living under the shiny new routes they dropped on May 27. Front-row seats to your own long-term experiment.