Dec. 22 at 8:27 PM
Dominion Energy said the Trump administration has suspended five major offshore wind projects, including the company’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, citing national security concerns. The U.S. Interior Department ordered a 90-day halt to construction, arguing the projects could interfere with military radar operations.
The affected projects represent about
$25 billion in total investment and were expected to power roughly 2.5 million homes. Dominion strongly pushed back, calling CVOW “essential to U.S. national security” and critical to meeting Virginia’s rapidly growing energy demand. The company warned that stopping the project could threaten grid reliability for military, AI, and civilian uses, drive energy inflation, and put thousands of jobs at risk.
CVOW, located 27 to 44 miles offshore, has been in development for more than a decade with military coordination. Dominion noted that two pilot turbines have operated for five years without any national security impact.
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