- Filing with Bureau of Ocean Energy Management begins approximately two-year federal review process
- Company on schedule to start construction on 2,640-megawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) in 2024
- CVOW estimated to create hundreds of millions of dollars of positive economic impact, hundreds of jobs, enough renewable energy to power up to 660,000 homes
Vessel will base operations out of Hampton Roads and is expected to be available to support U.S. offshore wind turbine installations by the end of 2023
-- Global shipbuilding firm Keppel AmFELS is constructing vessel at Brownsville, Texas shipyard
-- Project supports Dominion Energy's industry-leading clean energy profile
In September, the first offshore wind farm in US federal waters delivered first power to the grid. The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project is the first approved by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the second offshore wind farm constructed in the US. It is also the nation’s first offshore wind project owned by an electric utility company.
The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) released its newest recruiting tool today, a video highlighting the details of why the Commonwealth is the ideal place for offshore wind prospectors.
