Appalachian Power has identified a need to connect two existing electric substations in Roanoke as part of an electric system upgrade in the Roanoke Valley. The Huntington Court-Roanoke Transmission Reinforcement Project involves the construction of approximately six miles of 138 kilovolt (kV) transmission line to connect existing substations in northeast and southeast Roanoke.  The project is needed to reinforce the regional electric supply and to ensure compliance with North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) standards.

Huntington Court-Roanoke Information

• News release (PDF: 24 KB : get viewer)
• Overview map of the preliminary proposed corridors (PDF: 72 KB : get viewer)
• Detailed aerial photography with the preliminary proposed corridors
• Roanoke area transmission improvement map (PDF: 80 KB : get viewer)

• Overview
• Line routing process
• Right of way acquisition
• Example lines
• Additional transmission line information
• Comment form
• Approval process (PDF: 21.7 KB)