Recently, a plan was proposed by Appalachian Power (AEP) to construct a series of new high power transmission lines to improve the electrical grid in Abingdon and Washington County. While Appalachian Power’s goal was to create a minimally invasive line that does not interrupt any current projects that are underway in the area, the company may not have considered the long term potential and plans of the people, and businesses who work on this prime location off of the busy I-81 corridor.