Dominion Wins Approval , for Largest Offshore Wind Farm in US.<br />On Oct. 31, the U.S. Interior Department greenlit a plan to put 176 wind turbines off Virginia's coast, 'The New York Times' reports. .<br />On Oct. 31, the U.S. Interior Department greenlit a plan to put 176 wind turbines off Virginia's coast, 'The New York Times' reports. .<br />Dominion Energy will be in charge of building the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project.<br />Dominion Energy will be in charge of building the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project.<br />The Interior Department is committed <br />to the Biden-Harris administration’s all-of-government approach to the clean <br />energy future, which helps respond to <br />the climate crisis, lower energy costs, <br />and create good-paying union jobs <br />across the manufacturing, shipbuilding <br />and construction sectors, Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, via statement.<br />It will be the country's largest <br />offshore wind farm to date.<br />Today’s approval of the largest offshore wind <br />project in U.S. history builds on the undeniable <br />momentum we are seeing. Together with the <br />labor community, industry, Tribes and partners <br />from coast to coast, we are aggressively <br />working toward our clean energy goals. , Deb Haaland, Secretary of the Interior, via statement.<br />Once completed, the farm will provide enough zero-carbon energy to power over 900,000 homes.<br />The Biden administration has a goal of installing <br />"30 gigawatts of offshore wind power <br />by 2030," 'The New York Times' reports. .<br />The newest project would provide <br />2.6 gigawatts of power.<br />So far, the Biden administration has approved four other "commercial-scale offshore wind projects," according to 'The New York Times.'.<br />But rising costs and interest rates, <br />supply chain issues and pockets of opposition have slowed wind farm development.<br />BloombergNEF analysts suspect that only half of <br />the president's goal will be reached by 2030
