Dominion Wins Approval for Largest Offshore Wind Farm in US

Dominion Wins Approval for Largest Offshore Wind Farm in US

Dominion Wins Approval , for Largest Offshore Wind Farm in US.

On Oct.

31, the U.S. Interior Department greenlit a plan to put 176 wind turbines off Virginia's coast, 'The New York Times' reports.

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On Oct.

31, the U.S. Interior Department greenlit a plan to put 176 wind turbines off Virginia's coast, 'The New York Times' reports.

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Dominion Energy will be in charge of building the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project.

Dominion Energy will be in charge of building the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project.

The Interior Department is committed to the Biden-Harris administration’s all-of-government approach to the clean energy future, which helps respond to the climate crisis, lower energy costs, and create good-paying union jobs across the manufacturing, shipbuilding and construction sectors, Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, via statement.

It will be the country's largest offshore wind farm to date.

Today’s approval of the largest offshore wind project in U.S. history builds on the undeniable momentum we are seeing.

Together with the labor community, industry, Tribes and partners from coast to coast, we are aggressively working toward our clean energy goals.

, Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, via statement.

Once completed, the farm will provide enough zero-carbon energy to power over 900,000 homes.

The Biden administration has a goal of installing "30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2030," 'The New York Times' reports.

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The newest project would provide 2.6 gigawatts of power.

So far, the Biden administration has approved four other "commercial-scale offshore wind projects," according to 'The New York Times.'.

But rising costs and interest rates, supply chain issues and pockets of opposition have slowed wind farm development.

BloombergNEF analysts suspect that only half of the president's goal will be reached by 2030