REP. SUBRAMANYAM CALLS FOR CONSIDERATION OF NEW GOLDEN TO MARS TRANSMISSION ROUTES

Washington, Oct. 9 -- Representative Suhas Subramanyam issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Suhas Subramanyam (VA-10) shared new, alternative routes for the Golden to Mars transmission project in a letter to the Virginia State Corporation Commission (the Commission). The letter requested the Commissioners consider these new routes and work with federal partners to reexamine the project. The current Golden to Mars route selected by the Commission runs through community members' backyards and near schools. Rep. Subramanyam has consistently stood up for Northern Virginia communities facing encroaching power lines and data centers. "All of the official routes proposed for Golden to Mars are invasive ...