Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind
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The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) is an offshore wind energy project located about 43 km (27 mi) off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia, U.S. The initial phase, a two-turbine, 12-MW pilot project constructed in 2020, is the second utility scale offshore wind farm operating in the United States (after Block Island Wind Farm). Dominion Energy and Ørsted US Offshore Wind collaborated on the project, which is estimated to have cost $300 million and is expected to generate enough electricity to power up to 3,000 homes. It is the first utility scale wind farm serving Virginia and the first built in U.S. federal waters, in a wind lease area that covers about 2,135 acres (3.3 sq mi).[3]
Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind | |
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Country | United States |
Location | OCS-A 0497[1] Outer Continental Shelf Offshore Virginia |
Coordinates | 36°53′30″N 75°29′30″W |
Status | pilot |
Owner(s) | Dominion Energy |
Wind farm | |
Type | offshore |
Distance from shore | 27 miles (43 km) |
Power generation | |
Make and model | Siemens Gamesa SWT-6.0-154 |
Nameplate capacity | 12 MW[2] |
External links | |
Website | Dominion CVOW |
Commons | Related media on Commons |