Jen Kiggans Represented A District Which Had “An Offshore Wind Project, [And] That Has Some Solar Panel Projects”

Kiggans Represented A District Which Had Solar Panel Projects And “An Offshore Wind Project” In The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project. “Rep. Jen Kiggans, whose seat is a top target for Democrats, has long championed the 176-turbine Dominion Energy-operated offshore wind project, dubbed Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind. It is more than halfway complete and on track to power 660,000 homes. The company says it stands to reap hundreds of millions of dollars in tax credits in the coming years. ‘I’m protective of what I have going on here,’ Kiggans said at an April event that brought together a host of officials and energy industry executives. ‘I am who I am as the representative of a district who has an offshore wind project, that has some solar panel projects that is in a Commonwealth where we believe in ‘all of the above.” [E&E News by POLITICO, 5/20/25]

• Dominion Energy's $9.8 Billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project Right Off Virginia Beach Was Expected To Power Over 666,000 Homes. “Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project is under construction 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach. The $9.8 billion project will generate energy to

power up to 660,000 homes, according to Dominion, and is expected to be completed at the end of 2026.” [The Virginian-Pilot, 4/24/25]

• Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project Generated 2,000 Jobs For The Local Economy. “Dominion Energy resumed turbine installation at sunrise on Thursday last week, after the end of a federally mandated seasonal hiatus to protect migrating whales. The renewed construction marked the start of the second installation phase for a project that company executives said is 55% complete. Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW), a 2.6-gigawatt project, has already installed 78 foundations for its 176 turbines and is generating 2,000 direct and indirect jobs for the local economy. Dominion has so far spent $6 billion on the monumental effort, which is 12 years in the making. The state-regulated utility in 2013 purchased the lease for the site about 30 miles offshore of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and overcame anti-wind opponents that sought to thwart the project.” [Canary Media, 5/5/25]