VB offshore wind project delivers first power to grid

https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-beach/vb-offshore-wind-project-delivers-first-power-to-grid/

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project off the coast of Virginia Beach delivered its first power to the grid Monday, a Dominion Energy spokesperson said.

“This marks another major milestone for the project, adding much-needed electricity to help serve the fastest-growing power demand in the country,” said Dominion Energy spokesperson Jeremy Slayton.

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amateurcrastinator@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 132d (2 replies)

Think about the birds you bastards! Coal is so much healthier and cleaner than the ugly windmills destroying the golf course landscape... Smh

daychilde@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 132d (1 reply)

I am glad that some comments don't require "/s" yet… lol

amateurcrastinator@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 132d

I tried a litmus test

daychilde@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 132d (3 replies)

Thought this was a nice contrast to the news that Trump is paying a French company not to deploy offshore wind…

org@lemmy.org · 1 pts · 132d (2 replies)

He will shut it down

daychilde@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 132d (1 reply)

Oh, he tried already:

Kaine’s visit came just five days after a federal judge granted a preliminary injunction that lifted the Trump administration’s temporary pause on the project.

It could go either way, but that's a good sign so far.

org@lemmy.org · 2 pts · 132d

Bet you a nickel he blows it up and calls it an Iranian attack.