Dominion Energy has adjusted the completion timeline for its 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, with the final wind turbine installation now anticipated by the end of 2027.
Initially, Dominion aimed for early 2027 completion. The revised schedule allows for weather, vessel maintenance, loadout operations, and extended jacking activities, without altering the base turbine installation rate, which has been two days per turbine.
By 31 July, the offshore wind project was approximately 81% complete. All 176 monopiles and transition pieces have been installed, with 31 wind turbines in place and the 32nd turbine in progress.
The first of CVOW’s 176 Siemens Gamesa 14 MW wind turbines was installed in January 2026 by Charybdis, the first Jones Act-compliant wind turbine installation vessel, commissioned by Dominion Energy and built at Seatrium’s AmFELS shipyard in Brownsville, Texas.
Dominion stated that all nacelles are fabricated, alongside roughly 99% of the towers and 85% of the blades. Tower fabrication is expected to finish within days, with blade completion anticipated in October.
The project delivered initial power to the grid in March 2026, with each completed turbine becoming operational upon installation.
Dominion has finalized commissioning of the first two offshore substations, with the final substation set for commissioning by the end of 2026. Upon activation of the last offshore substation, approximately half of the project’s investment, excluding network upgrade costs, will have reached in-service status.
Remaining tasks include completing turbine installation, scour protection, inter-array cable setup, and transmission-related activities.
The project’s capital budget has been updated to USD 11.65 billion (around EUR 10.1 billion), including contingencies, from an earlier USD 11.4 billion (around EUR 9.89 billion) and USD 11.5 billion (around EUR 9.97 billion) before that. Dominion noted that remaining costs are due to tariffs, project oversight, and transport and installation fuel expenses.
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