Dominion Energy said its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is approximately 50% complete and remains on schedule for completion at the end of 2026.
The fully permitted 2.6GW project has been credited with creating 2,000 direct and indirect U.S. jobs and $2 billion in economic activity.
Construction has reached several key milestones. The first 16 transition pieces have been installed, forming the connection between the foundations and towers for the project’s 176 wind turbines.
The first of three 4,300 t offshore substations was delivered to Portsmouth Marine Terminal in Virginia Beach at the end of January. Fully fabricated monopiles, transition pieces, undersea cable and other major components continue to be delivered for planned installation.
Fabrication of wind turbine towers and blades is underway, while nacelle fabrication is scheduled to begin later this quarter. SiemensGamesa, the project’s wind turbine supplier, is producing the same turbine model used at the Moray West offshore wind project.
The wind turbine installation vessel Charybdis is now 96% complete and has started sea trials in Brownsville, Texas. The vessel is American-built, flagged and crewed.
Dominion Energy, headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, provides regulated electricity service to 3.6 million homes and businesses in Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina. The company also provides regulated natural gas service to 500,000 customers in South Carolina.
