Giant 2.6-GW project, nearly complete, is last of three to win a federal court reprieve in one week from Trump administration-ordered construction shutdowns, with two other projects awaiting decisions.
Owner points to harms in Virginia construction shutdown due to Trump administration claimed need for more "national security" reviews, with a Jan. 16 court hearing now set to determine if work will restart.
Owner of largest US offshore wind project and government will be in federal court Jan. 16 in Norfolk,Va., to debate preliminary injunction against Trump construction shutdown based on claimed "national security" concerns—with four NE region governors weighing similar legal action for halted projects and demanding an administration briefing
Projects in New Jersey, Massachusetts and Virginia face challenges from new federal energy politics, but construction is making key progress on ongoing off-shore wind facilities.
Dominion Energy engineer keeps construction of the country’s largest offshore wind energy project—a novel $10-billion, 178-turbine effort off the Virginia coast on track to finish by the end of 2026—demonstrating clean energy's critical role in generating needed power and in confronting US climate change impacts.
Utiiity firm, ranked No. 12 on ENR's Top 425 Owners list, begins building in May its 2.6-GW giant, set to be the largest offshore wind project in the U.S. when finished.
Siemens Gamesa said Portsmouth project would not meet “development milestones,” but sector participants seek new ways to keep land and water development moving forward.
Major wind developer, and others that include giant Equinor, predict millions in writedowns as first projects face tough economics, but proponents see a solid market that needs government attention to current obstacles.
Construction is set to begin later this year on the $3-billion TransWest Express Transmission Project, a 732-mile high-voltage interregional transmission system designed to deliver about 20,000 GW of renewable energy per year to western states and in early September on the estimated $8-billion SunZia transmission project that will carry an initial 3 GW of clean power to southwest U.S. markets.