Dominion Energy has selected the global firm, Huisman, to fabricate the crane to be used on the United States’ first Jones Act compliant offshore wind installation vessel. Huisman joins a consortium of offshore wind industry leaders led by Dominion Energy to build a Jones Act compliant vessel, which is strategically important to the U.S. offshore…
Dominion Energy completes 12-MW offshore wind pilot project off Virginia coast
Dominion Energy successfully installed the two-turbine 12-MW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project 27 miles off Virginia Beach, the first offshore wind farm to be approved by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and installed in federal waters, and second constructed in the United States. CVOW was built safely and on schedule despite…
2,600-MW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project close to construction
Turbine components and monopiles for Dominion Energy and Ørsted’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) pilot project are en route to North America, with the project team and vessel crews successfully navigating the worldwide coronavirus pandemic to keep the team safe and the project on schedule. The foundations, consisting of the turbines’ monopiles, transition pieces and…
Dominion Energy contracts Ramboll for support on 2,600-MW offshore wind project
Dominion Energy continues to use the expertise of global leaders in the offshore wind industry for its proposed Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project with the selection of Ramboll as owner’s engineer, to provide project development and engineering support on the project, which will produce enough zero-carbon electricity to power 650,000 Virginia homes. “Ramboll is a…
Dominion Energy planning 2,600-MW east coast offshore wind project
Dominion Energy is proposing the largest offshore wind development in the country to provide more renewable energy to its customers in Virginia and provide a boost to the offshore wind industry on the East Coast. The company filed an application with PJM, the regional transmission organization that coordinates the electrical grid in 13 states and…
Construction begins on first U.S. offshore wind project in federal waters
Dominion Energy has begun construction on the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, which will bring an important new source of renewable energy to Virginia customers. The company is breaking ground to install a half-mile conduit, which will hold the final stretch of cables connecting the turbines, 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach…
Dominion Energy seeking solar & onshore wind generation proposals
Dominion Energy is seeking bids for up to 500 MW of solar and onshore wind generation as part of a plan to develop 3,000 MW of additional renewable energy under Virginia’s new Grid Transformation & Security Act (GTSA). The GTSA, which became law on July 1, 2018, paves the way for the largest increase of…
Dominion Energy seeks input on renewable energy expansion
Dominion Energy is seeking information from non-residential customers about their interest in renewable energy. The input will help the company finalize plans to develop 3,000 MW of additional solar and wind power under Virginia’s new Grid Transformation & Security Act (GTSA). Dominion Energy is issuing a ‘Request for Information’ survey that seeks feedback from commercial,…
Dominion Energy issues ‘Request for Information’ for renewable purchase options
Dominion Energy has issued a Request for Information (RFI) to identify market participants interested in providing renewable generation purchase options to the company. The RFI is to support Dominion Energy’s proposed CRG Rate Schedules recently filed with the State Corporation Commission to promote renewable energy generation. The program allows non-residential customers with peak measured demands of…