Dominion gets approval for 2.6 GW wind farm
The CVOW project will begin construction after receiving final approvals from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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USA, Richmond: The CVOW project will begin construction after receiving final approvals from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project will begin construction after receiving final approvals from the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The completion of the 2.6 GW project is expected in late 2026. It is the largest offshore wind facility planned in the U.S., and the site already contains a completed pilot project with two turbines with 12 MW of capacity.
Dominion still has to secure a Clean Air Act Outer Continental Shelf permit from the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate air pollutants from construction and operation of the farm. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has given its final approval to CVOW’s construction and operations plan, while the Army Corps of Engineers gave it a permit for impacts to U.S. waters, including a transmission line route to connect to the grid. The project will have up to 176 turbines operating about 30 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach and generate a total of around 2640 MW.
Source: Utility Dive
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