Dominion Energy has announced that its 2.6GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project is 50% complete and on track for completion by the end of 2026. The project will boost the local economy, creating 2,000 jobs and $2bn in economic activity.

Dominion Energy’s colossal offshore wind project will cost more than originally projected, and customers will help to pay for the increase. In a release to shareholders Monday, Dominion Energy announced the price of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project has increased by $900 million,

Richmond-based Dominion Energy Inc. said this week the projected total price tag of its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project has increased by about 9% to $10.7 billion, up from a previous estimate of $9.8 billion.

Dominion Energy said Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is 50% complete and remains on track for on-time completion at year-end 2026. Estimated total project costs rose 9% to $10.7B.

Dominion Energy customers will help pay for the $900 million increase in cost to a wind farm going off the Virginia Beach coast.