Dominion News

Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project Remains on Track

Feb 03, 2025

Dominion Energy has stated that the 2.6GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project is now approximately 50% complete and remains on track for on-time completion at the end of 2026.CVOW is credited with creating 2,000 direct and indirect American jobs and $2 billion of economic activity…

First Anti-Offshore Wind Policies Hit US as New Administration Takes Over

Jan 21, 2025

President Donald Trump suspended new federal offshore wind leasing pending an environmental and economic review, saying wind mills are ugly, expensive and harm wildlife.'We're not going to do the wind thing. Big, ugly wind mills. They ruin your neighborhood…

First Installation Campaign at Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Farm Wraps Up

Nov 04, 2024

Dominion Energy has installed 78 monopile and four offshore substation foundations for as part of the first offshore construction campaign for the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project.CVOW, the largest offshore wind project under construction in the United States…

First Jacket Foundation for CVOW Substation Sets Sail from Danish Port

Dec 06, 2024

The first jacket foundation for the substation of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project has departed from the Danish Port of Esbjerg and is on its way to the United States to be installed at the country’s largest offshore wind farm…

JDR Secures Cabling Work at Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project

Dec 03, 2024

JDR Cable Systems (JDR), the global subsea cable and umbilical supplier and service provider, has secured a significant contract by DEME Offshore to support Dominion Energy's Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project.JDR's comprehensive…

Stonepeak Buys 50% Share of Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind from Dominion Energy

Oct 23, 2024

Dominion Energy has completed the sale of 50% noncontrolling interest in 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project to Stonepeak.Dominion Energy will retain full operational control of the construction and operations of the project…

Avangrid Wraps Up $160M Kitty Hawk North Lease Sale to Dominion Energy

Oct 25, 2024

Avangrid, the U.S. unit of Spain's Iberdrola, has closed the sale of Kitty Hawk North offshore wind lease are to Dominion Energy for approximately $160 million.The sale price consists of a lease acquisition payment of $117 million and associated development cost reimbursement to Avangrid…

BOEM Initiates Cetacean Acoustic Monitoring Program

Oct 29, 2024

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has established the Partnership for an Offshore Wind Energy Regional Observation Network (POWERON).The public-private partnership between BOEM and offshore wind lessees is designed to maximize the…

Offshore: Feedering for the Win(d)

Oct 17, 2024

With clean energy projects maturing in U.S. waters, the nation’s offshore wind industry is poised to grow substantially, requiring a robust industrial base. A feedering model using domestic tugs and barges to transport turbines to offshore wind sites…

Cost of US-built WTIV Charybdis Balloons to $715 Million

Aug 19, 2024

The cost to construct the United States' first domestically built wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV), Charybdis, has risen to $715 million, Dominion Energy revealed in its latest quarterly results, marking another snag for the fledgling U…

Equinor, Dominion Win US Central Atlantic Offshore Wind Auction

Aug 14, 2024

Norway's Equinor and U.S. power company Dominion were the winning bidders in a U.S. government offshore wind auction of two areas off the coasts of Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, the U.S. Interior Department said on Wednesday.The offshore…

50th Monopile Installed Off Virginia Beach

Aug 12, 2024

Dominion Energy has installed the 50th monopile foundation its the 2.6GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project located 33 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach.The project is on schedule to hit the company's target of 70-100 monopiles set into…

Offshore Wind: Inside the Financial Web

Aug 07, 2024

Early 2024 saw a group of financial deals that have implications, in a broad sense, for how offshore wind projects may be financed. While offshore wind projects might be thought of as being in the ‘utility finance’ basket, they are ultimately…

Avangrid to Sell Kitty Hawk North Offshore Wind Lease Area to Dominion Energy

Jul 08, 2024

Avangrid, the U.S. unit of Spain's Iberdrola, has agreed to sell its Kitty Hawk North offshore wind lease area to utility firm Dominion Energy for about $160 million, the companies said on Monday.Located in offshore North Carolina, Kitty Hawk…

Uncertainty Clouds US Offshore Wind in the Near Term

Jul 08, 2024

U.S. offshore wind aspirations, both federal and state, have resulted in excitement about the potential opportunity of a large U.S. offshore wind market. But uncertainty, initially financially driven and increasingly a result of political uncertainty…

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