Dominion Wins Approval , for Largest Offshore Wind Farm in US.
On Oct. 31, the U.S. Interior Department greenlit a plan to put 176 wind turbines off Virginia's coast, 'The New York Times' reports. .
On Oct. 31, the U.S. Interior Department greenlit a plan to put 176 wind turbines off Virginia's coast, 'The New York Times' reports. .
Dominion Energy will be in charge of building the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project.
Dominion Energy will be in charge of building the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project.
The Interior Department is committed
to the Biden-Harris administration’s all-of-government approach to the clean
energy future, which helps respond to
the climate crisis, lower energy costs,
and create good-paying union jobs
across the manufacturing, shipbuilding
and construction sectors, Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, via statement.
It will be the country's largest
offshore wind farm to date.
Today’s approval of the largest offshore wind
project in U.S. history builds on the undeniable
momentum we are seeing. Together with the
labor community, industry, Tribes and partners
from coast to coast, we are aggressively
working toward our clean energy goals. , Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, via statement.
Once completed, the farm will provide enough zero-carbon energy to power over 900,000 homes.
The Biden administration has a goal of installing
"30 gigawatts of offshore wind power
by 2030," 'The New York Times' reports. .
The newest project would provide
2.6 gigawatts of power.
So far, the Biden administration has approved four other "commercial-scale offshore wind projects," according to 'The New York Times.'.
But rising costs and interest rates,
supply chain issues and pockets of opposition have slowed wind farm development.
BloombergNEF analysts suspect that only half of
the president's goal will be reached by 2030