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19 April 2007 -- Dominion Virginia Power, a unit of Dominion, proposed building new generating units and a high-voltage transmission line to serve the increasing demand for electricity in Northern Virginia.

Dominion filed a proposal to add two 150 MW, $135 million natural gas-fired peaking units at its Ladysmith Power Station near Fredericksburg to supply electricity during peak demand days.

The company also proposed building a 500 kV transmission line between the Meadow Brook and Loudoun substations in Northern Virginia, to alleviate projected overloads of the transmission system in the summer of 2011. The estimated cost is $243 million.

Dominion's Ladysmith site can accommodate five units. The first two 150 MW units entered commercial service in 2001. The new capacity is expected to be in operation by August 2008.

Dominion issued a request last November for either 300 MW of new peaking capacity or demand-side management programs for Northern Virginia. The company decided to build the units itself after reviewing all the bids.

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