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 and impactful on our neighborhoods. Before even considering putting transmission lines over backyards and schools, we need to make sure every possible alternative has been explored. That's why I have had conversations about this project with local and federal partners, and we've come up with three new alternative routes. These routes work better for everyone, and I am calling on the Commission to explore them. It is absolutely critical that the Commission works with the community to find a better path forward. We need to put our community first," said Congressman Subramanyam.

View the letter with new route maps here.

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