STATE OVERVIEW
Virginia
Target Progress Status
Contracted Projects MW
2,600 MW
Targeted MW
5,200 MW
Codified Goal
Codified Goal
Current Generation
12MW
Location
38.002543, -79.45881
Associated Leases & Projects
Attributes
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Permit
Construction
State
Output
Online date
Virginia's Offshore Wind Goal
In 2020, Virginia's General Assembly enacted legislation declaring up to 5,200 MW of new offshore wind capacity obtained by utilities to be “in the public interest.”
Virginia's Offshore Wind Roadmap
In December 2018, the state released "The Virginia Advantage," a roadmap to developing an offshore wind industry in the state
