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Atlantic Shores moves to exit New Jersey offshore wind project
Jun 10, 2025

Atlantic Shores moves to exit New Jersey offshore wind project

A project that was once supposed to establish the Garden State’s first offshore wind farm has filed to terminate Atlantic Shores Offshore Wind.

Seated L to R: Captain Dan Patrick, commanding officer of Naval Weapons Station Yorktown and Edward Baine, president of Dominion Energy Virginia, sign a Memorandum of Agreement to explore the feasibility of siting an energy source onboard the installation. Photo courtesy Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
Jun 9, 2025

Navy, Dominion sign power agreement for Naval Weapons Station Yorktown

Dominion Energy and Naval Weapons Station Yorktown signed a deal to explore solar, natural gas or nuclear energy options for power.

Mecklenburg says no to future large solar projects
Jun 1, 2025

Mecklenburg says no to future large solar projects

Mecklenburg County halts future utility-scale solar farms, citing concerns about aesthetics, land use and financial impact.

Trump lifts Empire Wind pause, offshore project resumes
May 20, 2025

Trump lifts Empire Wind pause, offshore project resumes

Empire Wind project off Long Island resumes after Trump lifts pause, saving 1,500 jobs and advancing New York’s clean energy and offshore wind goals.

An offshore wind project for New York may be abandoned over Trump administration delays
May 9, 2025

An offshore wind project for New York may be abandoned over Trump administration delays

Equinor warns it may scrap Empire Wind after Trump halts work; $2.5B project in jeopardy as construction pause costs up to $50M weekly.

Dominion Energy plans to develop the nation's largest wind farm — an $8 billion, 220-turbine project — off the coast of Virginia Beach by 2026. Photo courtesy Dominion Energy
May 6, 2025

Tariffs could add $500M to Dominion offshore wind project

Richmond-based Fortune 500 utility Dominion Energy says the cost of its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project in Virginia Beach could rise by about $500 million due to tariffs on imported goods imposed by President Donald Trump.

States sue Trump administration for blocking the development of wind energy
May 5, 2025

States sue Trump administration for blocking the development of wind energy

17 states sue Trump for halting wind energy projects, claiming his executive order is unlawful and harms clean energy, jobs, and climate progress.

Dominion offshore wind project on track despite hurdles
Apr 30, 2025

Dominion offshore wind project on track despite hurdles

Dominion’s $10.7B Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project remains on schedule despite rising costs and federal policy uncertainty under Trump.

Making headway
Apr 30, 2025

Virginia inland ports expand to meet shipping demand

Virginia Inland Port and Richmond Marine Terminal upgrade facilities to handle growing cargo volumes and improve freight shipping efficiency statewide.

Rendering of an industrial facility that sits next to a pond.
Apr 17, 2025

Federal ‘uncertainty’ delays start of $1.3B Microporous project in Pittsylvania

Construction on Microporous’ $1.3 billion lithium-ion battery separator plant at the Southern Virginia Megasite at Berry Hill will be delayed from April until June or July, following uncertainty regarding its federal funding, according to a Pittsylvania County official. Matt Rowe, Pittsylvania’s economic development director, said Thursday he feels that the Tennessee company’s $1[...]

An offshore wind turbine. A boat sits in the background.
Feb 4, 2025

Cost of Va. Beach wind farm increases by close to $1B

Eggs aren’t the only thing getting more expensive. The estimated cost to build Dominion Energy‘s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project has increased from $9.8 billion to $10.7 billion, a 9% jump. Over the life of the project, the expected average impact to the monthly bill of a residential customer who uses 1,000 kilowatt-hours a […]

Va.’s first onshore wind farm sells power to Google
Jan 30, 2025

Va.’s first onshore wind farm sells power to Google

Even as political winds shift in Washington, D.C., a long-delayed onshore wind farm in Botetourt County might finally be sailing to completion. Charlottesville-based Apex Clean Energy announced in December 2024 that it has reached a deal for Google to purchase the full capacity of Rocky Forge Wind, a wind farm the Charlottesville company has been […]

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