From Generation to Connection—Ocean-to-Land Wind Power Megaproject Innovates
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Soon, CVOW's 2.6 GW of new capacity will send power from sea to 660,000 users on shore—the largest such array of clean energy delivery in the U.S.
ProjectsEastPower & IndustrialBest Projects2025 Best of the Best Winners From Generation to Connection—Ocean-to-Land Wind Power Megaproject Innovates By Debra K. Rubin Photo courtesy of Dominion Energy The first of 176 Siemens Gamesa wind energy turbines for the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, each 14.7 MW in capacity and located about 25 miles at sea, was installed in January, and will soon send 2.6 GW of power to users through an innovative electric conduit and cable system March 13, 2026 Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Landfalls and Trenchless Crossing Virginia Beach, Va. Energy/Industrial Submitted by: Michels Corp. Region: ENR Mid-Atlantic Owner: Dominion Energy Virginia General Contractor: Wilson Construction Co. Subcontractors: Behrens & Associates; J.D. Hair & Associates; Haley & Aldrich Inc.; Herrenknecht; In-Terra Innovations; Michels Construction Inc.; Michels Pipeline Inc.; Michels Trenchless Inc. At all its construction stages so far, the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind energy project has been a unique undertaking—with significant design and construction innovation used to build 176 wind turbines and three substations 27 miles off the state coast, as well as other power connecting systems in an environmentally sensitive marine area. Soon, 2.6 GW of new capacity will send power from sea to 660,000 users on land—the largest such array of clean energy delivery in the U.S. Contractor Michels used its patented underground cable installation ...
