West Virginia House Dems, Freedom Caucus Object to MARL Transmission Line

West Virginia House Dems, Freedom Caucus object to MARL transmission line

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) -- Both the West Virginia House Democrats and the West Virginia Freedom Caucus have made official objections to the proposed Mid-Atlantic Resilient Link (MARL), a high-voltage transmission line. MARL is a proposed 107-mile transmission line that would connect power between Southwest Pennsylvania and Northern Virginia. Nearly 60 miles of the line would [...]

Freedom Caucus members trash transmission line project

CHARLESTON — Calling it “undiluted cronyism,” the chairman of the West Virginia Freedom Caucus Tuesday came out strongly against a proposed transmission line that would bisect Hampshire and three other counties to supply power generated in Pennsylvania to northern Virginia…

West Virginia Freedom Caucus Continues Fight Against MARL Transmission Line

CHARLESTON, WV (JK) – The West Virginia Freedom Caucus is renewing its opposition to the proposed Mid-Atlantic Resiliency Link, known as MARL, a high-voltage transmission project backed by NextEra Energy Transmission. Caucus members contend the project would shift significant costs onto West Virginia ratepayers while primarily supporting the growing energy demands of data centers in Northern Virginia. They also oppose the possible use of eminent…