Homeowners say progress with offshore wind project puts their homes in jeopardy [Video]

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Dominion Energy is under fire from homeowners in one Virginia Beach neighborhood as residents say all the trees the company has taken down as part of its offshore wind project has put their homes in danger.

Right behind John Rooney’s property line in the Pine Ridge neighborhood, Dominion Energy has cleared a 140-foot wide strip of trees to make way for power lines that will carry power from the offshore wind turbines to a substation in Chesapeake.

Rooney said that without the large grouping of trees, the smaller ones left on his property are at risk of being blown over in a strong storm. He said he and about six or seven other houses along his street have the same concern.

“Having all these trees taken down after 25 years living here is a shock,” Rooney said. “And now, we do have this wind tunnel …