Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project will power 900,000 homes, support thousands of jobs, and add 2,600 megawatts of clean energy to the grid
WASHINGTON — The Biden-Harris administration today announced its approval of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) commercial project – the fifth approval of a commercial-scale, offshore wind energy project under President Biden’s leadership. Today’s announcement supports the Administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, following the approval of the Vineyard Wind 1, South Fork Wind, Ocean Wind 1, and Revolution Wind projects. When completed, these five projects will collectively add more than 5 gigawatts of clean, renewable energy to our nation’s grid, enough to power more than 1.75 million homes.
Located approximately 23.5 nautical miles offshore Virginia Beach, the CVOW commercial project is the largest yet, and would provide about 2,600 megawatts of clean, reliable offshore wind energy, capable of powering over 900,000 homes. The project is expected to provide about 900 jobs each year during the construction phase and support an estimated 1,100 annual jobs during the operations phase, generating vital economic development for Virginia’s Hampton Roads area and supporting investments in the Virginia coastal region as a hub for offshore wind development and support.
“The Interior Department is committed to the Biden-Harris administration’s all-of-government approach to the clean energy future, which helps respond to the climate crisis, lower energy costs, and create good-paying union jobs across the manufacturing, shipbuilding and construction sectors,” said Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland. “Today’s approval of the largest offshore wind project in U.S. history builds on the undeniable momentum we are seeing. Together with the labor community, industry, Tribes and partners from coast to coast, we are aggressively working toward our clean energy goals.”
“Today’s announcement is the result of hard work by the BOEM team and our ongoing conversations with Tribes, federal agency partners, state and local leaders, ocean users, industry and others to help inform the development of this project every step of the way,” said Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Elizabeth Klein. “We look forward to continuing to work together to responsibly develop this clean energy resource and ensure a sustainable future for generations to come.”
We need Trump to stop this liberal insanity
He will. Don’t worry!
There math does not add up. They are saying that once the project is complete, it can power up to 1.75 million homes. As of 2022, Virginia has about 3.60 million housing units. So if this project is ever completed, it will power about a 1/3 of all homes. What it doesn’t mention or take into account is businesses. How many ” homes ” of electricity does it take to power a 24 hour a day Walmart ? How many ” homes ” of electricity does it take to power a 24 hour gas station ( Wawa, Rofo, Sheetz ) Who many ” homes ” of electricty does it take to support all the restaurant? ( fastfood, dine in, carry out does not matter ). How many ” homes ” of electricity does it take just to keep all the street lights on ?
They don’t talk about the environmental damage that this will cause. They don’t talk about the maintenance and upkeep of these wind mills. We all have seen on videos of runaway windmills and the destruction that takes place. ( on DRY land ) What happens to a runaway windmill when it is 25 miles out to sea. Electricity and water do not mix.