Crystal Substation Improvement and Expansion Project

Dear Neighbor:

At Dominion Energy, we are committed to keeping neighbors informed of upcoming projects in their area. You are receiving this letter because we are preparing to make improvements to our Crystal Substation, located at the intersection of South Hayes Street and South Fern Street in Arlington County, Virginia. These improvements will allow us to continue providing safe, reliable, and affordable electric service to your community.

Crystal Substation has been in operation for several decades, and much of the equipment has reached the end of its service life. As part of this project, we will replace the aging infrastructure and make both safety and operational improvements. In order to complete this work, we are proposing an expansion of the existing substation.

Our proposed expansion involves a land exchange agreement with Arlington County. We would like to exchange existing property on South Ives Street and 18th Street (approximately 10,000 square feet) and acquire approximately 14,250 square feet of the adjacent parcel owned by Arlington County. This parcel is located to the west of the substation. In early July 2020, we submitted a rezoning application to the County Board to rezone our substation property to C-O-2.5.

In addition to expanding the substation, our team believes there is a great opportunity to improve the look of the substation to match the current and future vision of the National Landing area. These improvements include:

•   removing the existing lattice roof
•   transforming the brick building into an enclosed modernized building
•   landscaping
•   creating a green space area

  We welcome feedback on our plans through September 2020, when we plan to submit our Special Use Permit for the November County Board meeting. We are also planning on holding a virtual community meeting to review the project on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020 from 6 – 7 p.m. You will receive an invitation to this meeting in the coming days. Until then, we have enclosed an FAQ document and a project timeline for your review.

  For more information about this project, please visit our project website at DominionEnergy.com/crystal. Or contact us by sending an email to powerline@dominionenergy.com or calling 888-291-0190.

  Sincerely,
  The Electric Transmission Project Team