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Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW)

The largest offshore wind farm under construction in the US, and a live example of political/regulatory risk hitting an in-progress project — a case study for how fast schedules and crew mobilisation can move when a stop-work order lands and lifts within weeks.

Offshore wind · USA (Americas) · every fact below is as reported by the linked sources, checked by hand on 2026-10-08.

Size
2.6 GW, 176 turbines, 3 offshore substations
Operator / developer
Dominion Energy
Phase, as reported
installation (approx. 81% complete as of 31 July 2026; 31 turbines installed and 32nd underway; first power to the grid March 2026; two of three offshore substations commissioned)
Checked on
2026-10-08

Phase track steps named in the reported phase are marked

  1. FID
  2. Engineering
  3. Fabrication
  4. Construction
  5. Installation
  6. Commissioning

Who builds it as stated by the sources

  • Dominion Energy — developer/owner
  • Siemens Gamesa — turbine supplier — 176 x SG 14-222 DD, 14.6 MW turbines
  • Ørsted — reported installer of turbine components on monopile foundations (per Windtech International/Siemens Gamesa reporting on the commercial-scale project)

Reported risk as reported, as of 2026-10-08

A Bureau of Ocean Energy Management stop-work order (December 2025) halted construction; work resumed in January 2026 after a US District Court preliminary injunction, and Interior let the deadline to appeal lapse (April 2026). Project cost rose by an estimated $228 million because of the stoppage; Dominion's budget now stands at $11.65bn (up from $11.4bn) and completion has slipped to end-2027, citing contingency for weather, vessel maintenance, loadout and extended jacking.

Key dates as stated by the sources

Construction start
November 2023
Startup target
Final (176th) turbine expected to be installed by end of 2027 (previously early 2027); third offshore substation to be commissioned by end of 2026
First power
23 March 2026

Disciplines likely needed our inference

  • foundation/T&I engineering
  • cable engineering
  • marine construction supervision
  • commissioning
  • HSE

Our inference from project kind and phase — not stated by the sources below.

On the Radar news about this project, each linked to its source

  1. 25 March 2026Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind delivers first power
  2. 16 January 2026Court injunction lets Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind resume construction

Sources checked on 2026-10-08

  1. Dominion says Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project tops 70% complete as turbine installation enters slower final stretchPower Engineering · published 2026 · retrieved 2026-09-19
  2. U.S. District Court grants preliminary injunction allowing Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project to resume workDominion Energy (company newsroom) · published 2026 · retrieved 2026-09-19
  3. Work resumes on Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project after court order ends federal pauseVirginia Mercury · published 2026-01-20 · retrieved 2026-09-19
  4. Largest US Offshore Wind Farm 81 Pct Complete, Final Turbine Expected by End of 2027offshoreWIND.biz · published 2026-08-03 · retrieved 2026-10-08
  5. Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind begins delivering powerUtility Dive · published 2026-03-26 · retrieved 2026-10-08
  6. 5 offshore wind farms move ahead after Trump admin misses appeal deadlineElectrek · published 2026-04-10 · retrieved 2026-10-08

Position on our globe: 36.97°N 75.35°W. Location approximate: ~27 miles (43 km) off Virginia Beach, VA.

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