US EditionOffshore wind developer prevails in court as Trump says the US ‘will not approve any windmills’
Federal judge rules Trump administration's national security concerns on Revolution Wind are unjustified, allowing construction to resume on a 704-megawatt project powering 350,000 homes.
- U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth granted a preliminary injunction on Jan. 12, 2026, allowing Ørsted's nearly complete 65-turbine Revolution Wind project to resume construction immediately.
- The Interior Department cited unspecified national security concerns from classified Defense Department material about military radar clutter identified in November, which BOEM learned of mid-November but acted on weeks later.
- Revolution Wind attorney Janice Schneider said the Wind Scylla is under contract until Feb 22, and completing seven turbines requires about 41 days, costing over $1.4 million daily.
- More than 1,000 workers are employed by the 704-megawatt Revolution Wind, which would supply electricity to about 350,000 homes and protect Rhode Island and Connecticut ratepayers’ bill savings.
- Even with Monday's ruling, developers face a time crunch to finish the nearly $6 billion wind farm before Oct. 1, with energy delivery required by January 2027, according to court filings.
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Judge clears wind farm construction to resume
What happenedA federal judge in Washington, D.C., on Monday allowed construction to resume on a major offshore wind farm serving Connecticut and Rhode Island that the Trump administration ordered shut down in December on unspecified national security grounds. Suspending the nearly complete Revolution Wind project was unlawfully “arbitrary and capricious,” U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth said. A second D.C. federal judge, Amit Mehta, ruled Mon…
Federal judge hands Trump admin loss on offshore wind crackdown
A federal judge overturned an order by the Interior Department halting construction of a $6.2 billion offshore wind project. Danish offshore wind developer Orsted will now be able to resume work on its Revolution Wing project.U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth's ruling represents a legal setback for the Trump administration, which has sought to block the expansion of offshore wind projects in federal waters. This is the second time in four month…
Judge Overrules Trump, Clears Offshore Wind Build Despite National Security Concerns
Newport Buzz Judge Overrules Trump, Clears Offshore Wind Build Despite National Security Concerns A federal judge has cleared the way for construction to resume on the nearly finished Revolution Wind project — a decision critics say puts national security, marine life, coastal communities and already-strained ratepayers at risk. In a ruling Monday, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth said the federal government failed to justify a full stop-work …
Judge Rules Orsted Can Resume Work on Rhode Island Offshore Wind Project
A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Jan. 12 allowing Danish energy company Orsted to resume construction work on the offshore wind project that had been halted by the Trump administration. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington said that Revolution Wind had demonstrated that it would likely suffer “irreparable harm” without injunctive relief and that granting the motion was in the public interest. The ruling follows a la…
Orsted Jumps After Ruling to Resume Wind Project Halted by Trump
(Bloomberg) — Orsted A/S shares surged after a US judge ruled work can resume on a wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island while it challenges the government’s latest attempt to stop offshore projects from being built.
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