Civil Municipal View Feb2023

115 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 2 city is offshore wind turbines. The plan is an entirely new industry for the city, state, Eastern Seaboard, and country. The city hopes to become the hub for offshore wind projects by taking up this new challenge. These turbines are being developed 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach. There are plans for 176 installations, which will make it the largest offshore wind project in the country and, upon completion, will generate 2.6 gigawatts of power. “Offshore wind power is here in Virginia and will be located in Portsmouth. While it’s hard to quantify how much 2.6 gigawatts is, it will be able to power 600,000 households,” says Donahue. To accommodate this project, the Portsmouth Marine Terminal, owned by the Virginia Port Authority, will transform the terminal. Dominion Energy and the Port of Virginia have already invested $223 million into the port upgrades. PORTSMOUTH , V I RGINI A