Dominion’s Plan for Biggest U.S. Offshore Wind Farm Advances
- Interior Department begins environmental study of proposal
- 2.6-gigawatt venture to operate 27 miles from Virginia coast
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The Biden administration moved Dominion Energy Inc.’s proposed 2.6-gigawatt wind farm off the Virginia coast one step closer to development Thursday by beginning a key environmental study on what would be the biggest offshore wind project in the U.S.
The Interior Department said it would draft an environmental impact statement on the $7.8 billion project, a critical early step in the permitting process. Dominion aims to begin providing power from that site about 27 miles (43 kilometers) off the Virginia coast by 2026.