Offshore staff
RICHMOND, Va. — Dominion Energy has received the last two major federal approvals needed to begin construction of its 2.6-GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project.
This offshore wind farm is reported to be the largest offshore wind farm in the US. It is on schedule to be fully constructed in late 2026, and it will generate clean, renewable energy to power up to 660,000 homes.
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) provided its final approval of CVOW's construction and operations plan, which authorizes construction offshore. The US Army Corps of Engineers issued its permit to allow for permitted impacts to US waters, including the route of the electric transmission line that will connect the renewable energy generated offshore to the electric grid onshore.
CVOW will consist of 176 turbines and three offshore substations in a nearly 113,000-acre lease area off the coast of Virginia Beach.
Some onshore construction activities began in November 2023 following BOEM's favorable record of decision and will quickly ramp up with these last approvals, Dominion said. In addition, initial offshore construction activities related to the export cable and the monopile foundation installation is expected to begin in the second quarter of this year.
In August 2022, Skanska was selected by the Virginia Port Authority to redevelop about 72 acres of the 287-acre Portsmouth Marine Terminal for use as an offshore wind staging port. The $223 million project included improving 1,500 ft of an existing 3,540-ft wharf. The redevelopment of the marine terminal supports the CVOW project.
01.30.2024
