Dominion receives two last federal approval for Coastal Virginia wind project

Dominion has received the last two major federal approvals needed to begin construction of its 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind – CVOW -, keeping the largest offshore wind farm in the United States on schedule to generate enough clean, renewable energy to power up to 660,000 homes once fully constructed in late 2026. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management provided its final approval of CVOW’s Construction and Operations Plan, which authorizes construction offshore. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued its permit to allow for permitted impacts to U.S. waters, including the route of the electric transmission line that will connect the clean, renewable energy generated offshore to the electric grid onshore. More than 750 Virginia-based workers – nearly 530 in theHampton Roadsregion – have been engaged on the CVOW project or with other businesses supporting CVOW. More than 1,000 local jobs will be needed to support ongoing operations and maintenance of this facility after the project begins commercial operation. Initial offshore construction activities related to the export cable and the monopile foundation installation is expected to begin in Q2 of this year.