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Dominion Energy celebrates planning progress for 2.6 GW wind farm

By: Bridget Randall-Smith 02/07/2021 Dominion

General Windfarms

Dominion Energy has achieved a key regulatory milestone for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project; the largest planned offshore wind farm in the United States.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish the Notice of Intent (NOI) for the proposed 2.6 GW CVOW project in the Federal Register on Friday. The NOI formally commences Federal permitting review, including preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), which is expected to take about two years.

"We look forward to continuing to work with our federal regulators and the public as we move forward with the environmental review process" said Robert M. Blue, Dominion Energy's chair, president and chief executive officer.

In December 2020 Dominion Energy filed its Construction and Operations Plan (COP) with BOEM to build the CVOW commercial project in a 112,800-acre commercial lease area that begins 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach and extends an additional 15 miles East in the Atlantic Ocean.

It follows the successful completion of the two-turbine, 12 MW CVOW pilot wind farm located adjacent to the commercial development, which was the first project to be fully permitted through the BOEM review process and became operational in October 2020.

Dominion Energy expects to file with the Virginia State Corporation Commission later this year, seeking regulatory approval for the commercial project.

CVOW construction is scheduled to begin in 2024 and expected to conclude in late 2026. The project will generate enough renewable energy to power up to 660,000 Dominion Energy Virginia customers' homes at peak output. It is an important step to meet net-zero carbon commitments for 2050 under the Virginia Clean Economy Act.

"Virginia is all in on offshore wind. We are developing the infrastructure, workforce, supply chain, and manufacturing capabilities needed to capture the many benefits of this emerging industry," said Governor Ralph Northam. "This announcement puts our Commonwealth on a path to harnessing the power of wind to produce affordable and reliable renewable energy, create thousands of new jobs, and meet our ambitious climate goals. We are grateful for the federal government's partnership as we work to advance our clean energy future with this large-scale commercial wind project along Virginia's coast."

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