The largest offshore wind farm in the U.S. just sent its first power to the grid
Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project has been under construction since 2024, and once complete, it will be the largest wind farm in the U.S. It’s currently about 70% complete, and power is now being generated from one of the wind turbines.
The wind farm’s turbines will be turned on gradually throughout the rest of the year, with construction scheduled to finish in early 2027.
Dominion was the first of five projects to sue the Trump administration late last year after the Interior Department ordered the projects to halt construction. All five wind farms have since been allowed to resume construction.
Why is this good news?Amid rising gas prices, energy providers and customers are looking for alternative, abundant fuel sources — and wind is one of them. When CVOW is fully online, it will produce enough electricity to power 660,000 homes and save customers an estimated $3 billion in its first decade of operation.
After a transgender student was cut off by his parents, strangers donated nearly $90,000 to help him graduate on time
Matthew, a student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was recently kicked out of student housing after his parents discovered he was transgender and cut him off financially.
Despite working multiple jobs, Matthew was unable to afford tuition and housing on his own and was evicted from his dorm in mid-March. To help, his classmates set up a GoFundMe to cover his housing and allow him to back-register for classes before graduation.
By the end of March, Matthew’s donations totaled over $91,000, putting him back on track to graduate. According to his classmates, he hopes to pursue graduate research in astrophysics and continue his studies “about the mysteries of the universe’s origins.”
“April can be the month where we take concrete steps to empower and include autistic people in all areas of life. Awareness is not enough. [I’m motivated by] empathy, decency, and the truth.”
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