The link at the bottom of this email leads you to yesterday's PSC final order reaffirming without signiificant change -- except as requested by TrAILCo -- the August 1, 2008 order approving construction of the TrAILCo transmission line. It is aptly summarized in the "Activity Description" section prepared by the Commission and italicized below.

*Commission Final Order *

*- that the Sierra Club Petition for Reconsideration is denied; *

*- that Mr. Hildebrand's Petition for Reconsideration is denied; *

*- that the TrAILCo Petition for Reconsideration is granted as described in this Order; *

*- that the sixth ordering paragraph of the Final Order, regarding installation of a static VAR compensator, is rescinded; *

*- that TrAILCo notify the Commission within 30 days of the date the MVAR described in this order is installed and operational at the Meadowbrook substation; *

*- that TrAILCo may proceed with a phased approach to construction and complying with the pre-construction conditions of the Final Order, as described in this Order; *

*- that the eleventh ordering paragraph of the Final Order is revised; *

*- that the H-P Petition to Intervene Out of Time and Petition for Reconsideration are denied; *

*- that Ms. Stahl's Petition for Reconsideration is denied; *

*- that the Sierra Club Petition for a Continuing Prudence Review is denied; *

*- that Mr. Hildebrand's Petition for Additional Hearing is denied; *

*- that exept as modified, the Order of August 1, 2008 remains the final order of the Commission in this matter; *

*Case Final. Removing from open docket.*

Click here to view associated documenthttp://www.psc.state.wv.us/scripts/WebDocket/ViewDocument.cfm?CaseActivityID=259507&NotType='servicelist'

Additional observations will be forwarded early next week. Bill DePaulo