
Virginia emerging as South’s first offshore wind giant
Over 250 local businesses and offshore wind experts met today to discuss Virginia’s emerging role in the U.S. offshore wind industry, positioning it as the South’s first offshore wind giant.

Over 250 local businesses and offshore wind experts met today to discuss Virginia’s emerging role in the U.S. offshore wind industry, positioning it as the South’s first offshore wind giant.

The State Corporation Commission has scheduled a hearing to receive public testimony on a petition from Dominion Energy Virginia to construct and operate an offshore wind generating project.

Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Dominion Energy is filing for State Corporation Commission approval to proceed with construction of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind demonstration project.

About 100 people attended an town hall on offshore wind on Monday, July 30 at the McGrew Towers Conference Center at Hampton University in Hampton, hosted by the Sierra Club Virginia Chapter.

Virginia has selected BVG Associates to help develop strategies to strengthen Virginia’s position in attracting the offshore wind supply chain and service industry.

About 250 people attended an Offshore Wind Town Hall on Monday at the Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art in Virginia Beach, hosted by the Sierra Club Virginia Chapter.

A coalition of governors from New Jersey, Connecticut, North Carolina, Rhode Island and Virginia, sent a letter to Congress opposing the “Enhancing State Management of Federal Lands and Waters” Act.

The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy has posted a Request For Proposals seeking qualified contractors to help deploy strategies that will strengthen Virginia’s position in attracting the offshore wind supply chain and service industry to the Commonwealth.

About 300 Virginians stood together on Saturday during the ninth annual Hands Across the Sand event to speak out against offshore drilling and advocate for clean energy.

The Southern Environmental Law Center released the following initial statement after the Trump Administration announced plans to roll back offshore drilling safety regulations put in place following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.