The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has finished the environmental analysis for Dominion Energy’s 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Wind project and will issue a notice of availability for the final environmental impact statement (EIS) in the coming days. Reportedly, the company revealed plans to offload a non-controlling interest in the scheme in order to de-risk it.
Furthermore, the document was created after a process of gathering public input and conducting studies and analyses of the proposal’s environmental advantages, potential negative impacts, and mitigation strategies. The $10 billion CVOW will be developed in a commercial leasing area about 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach and will use 176 Siemens Gamesa turbines to power up to 660,000 residences. Offshore construction is expected to begin in 2024, with completion scheduled for 2026.
In July 2023, RWE Clean Energy announced eight long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Dominion Energy Virginia to supply solar power totaling 300 MW. RWE had to supply power from its seven solar projects, generating 750,000 MWh of clean energy. All of the projects were located in the US state of Virginia. The portfolio of solar projects covered by the PPAs had to power 70,000 homes in Virginia.
