From the PSC web page. Senator Byrd got the following message and asked the PSC to give him info to respond. The interesting part is the line in the Oakland MD paper that says the line will run through "a small part of Maryland..."

JBK

Snapshot Report: lncominu Constituent Message Report Date:6/312008 Mr. James Hc 70 Box 577 Canaan Valley WV sg22cnv@canaantv. tv Dear Mr. Morvay: L-BUS Morvay 26260 USA

Message Body: Date Received: 6/2/2008 10:07:21 AM I found the following in the Online Edition of the Oakland, MD Republican.

The assistant director (Frank Shap, Economic Development) also

reported that a company contracted to build 500-kilovolt power lines was interested in locating in the Southern Garrett Industrial Park. The lines will run through Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia, and a small portion of Garrett County as part of the PJM grid extension project.

Shap said the company wants a building in the Oakland area to

use as its headquarters/maintenance facility while employees would be working in West Virginia.

"That will be a multi-year construction job in support of that

operation," he said.

I realize that it is probably a forgone conclusion that the power line will be built, but can't it for once have West Virginia get something, rather than the appearance that anything power related seems to leave our state.