US EditionVirginia Offshore Wind Developer Sues over Trump Administration Order Halting Projects
Dominion Energy Virginia seeks to resume Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, claiming the federal halt causes $5 million daily losses and threatens energy for 660,000 homes.
- Dominion Energy Virginia is suing over a government order halting its offshore wind project, which aims to meet growing energy needs from new data centers.
- The order affects five offshore wind projects due to unspecified national security concerns from the Interior Department.
- Dominion claims the delay incurs losses exceeding $5 million daily and was meant to power about 660,000 homes, with construction beginning in early 2024.
- Democratic governors in the affected states plan to contest the order, criticizing it as part of the Trump administration's opposition to renewable energy.
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Virginia offshore wind developer sues over Trump administration order halting projects
The developers of a Virginia offshore wind project are asking a federal judge to block a Trump administration order that halted construction of their project, along with four others, over national security concerns.
Headlines from across the state: Dominion sues to block Trump administration order halting work on wind farm; more …
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