Dominion Energy releases statement in response to U.S. Department of Interior action on Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind
Dominion Energy releases statement in response to U.S. Department of Interior action on Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind 12/22/2025 Download this Press Release(opens in new window) RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Dominion Energy released the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Interior’s Director’s Order for a 90-day suspension of work issued earlier today for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project: The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project (CVOW) is essential for American national security and meeting Virginia’s dramatically growing energy needs, the fastest growth in America. This growth is driven by the need to provide reliable power to many of America’s most important war fighting installations, the world’s largest warship manufacturer, and the largest concentration of data centers on the planet as well as the leading edge of the AI revolution. Stopping CVOW for any length of time will threaten grid reliability for some of the nation’s most important war f...