Campbell County Resources
Please find below resources specific to Campbell county and it's battle against both Valley Link and the proposed Small Nuclear Reactor (SMR).
Virginia Locality Authority Background
Click above to read the background on the legal authority granted to localities by the state of Virginia regarding substations. Clicking the image will download the PDF document.
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SUCCESS! - Petition Against Valley Link Passed!
Four to three, the Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution opposing the Valley Link 765 kV line on October 6, 2026, the billion-dollar corridor that would turn rural Campbell into a high-voltage extension cord for Northern Virginia’s data centers and a bulk energy distribution hub with a massive new substation. Supervisor Matt Cline put the resolution on the table and carried it. Click below to view the resolution.
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Open Letter to CampbellÂ
A copy of the open letter sent to Campbell County Supervisors urging them to reject the substation. Clicking on the image will download the PDF document.
Campbell County in the Spotlight
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Click above to read a previous post regarding Campbell county's newly planned "super" substation.
Petition Against SMR
AEP/APCo wants to build a SMR, a small modular nuclear reactor, at their Joshua Falls property on the James River in Concord, Virginia. According to the World Nuclear Association Global Project Tracker, there are only two commercially operable worldwide, one in China and one in Russia. SMRs are "modular," which means you can daisy-chain them. This means that this facility can just keep growing, and growing... AEP wants Campbell County to create a new zoning ordinance, called Industrial Intensive, that will allow SMRs, energy storage systems, and waste to energy facilities by-right. What by-right means is that these facilities can be built with no public comment period and without approval by the Board of Supervisors.Â
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Any small modular reactors built will solicit by their presence more data centers, power stations, and transmission lines to be built in Campbell County. What happens in Campbell County regarding this SMR is going to set a precedent not only for our county, but for the state, and for the entire country.
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For Campbell County, Va Residents Only: Click here to sign a petition asking the Campbell County, Virginia Board of Supervisors and Campbell County Planning Commission to prohibit any small modular reactors to be built by-right anywhere in Campbell County. Clicking on the image will take you to the online petition.
Video of Presentation to Culpeper BOS on 6-2-26
Click above to watch the YouTube video of the two presentations to the Culpeper BOS as well as the Q&A and subsequent unanimous vote to send the letter.
Petition Against Joshua Falls Substation
For Campbell County, Va Residents Only: PETITION asking the Campbell County Board of Supervisors to Adopt a Resolution OPPOSING the relocation of the Joshua Falls substation.
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