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Orsted sues to block Trump administration from killing offshore wind farm
The lawsuit challenges the federal halt citing national security concerns, emphasizing the project's support for 2,500 jobs and its potential to power 350,000 homes with clean energy.
- The Trump administration issued a stop-work order on August 22, 2023, halting construction of the nearly complete Revolution Wind offshore wind farm off Rhode Island.
- The order followed national security concerns about offshore wind turbines potentially disrupting radar and enabling drone attacks, although the Defense Department previously found impacts manageable.
- Revolution Wind is 80% finished with 45 of 65 turbines installed, expected to provide clean energy for 350,000 homes and support over 2,500 American jobs, while Connecticut invested $200 million to back the industry.
- Officials including Senators Richard Blumenthal and Jack Reed and state Attorneys General Neronha and Tong condemned the order as illegal and illogical, with Orsted filing lawsuits seeking to resume construction and calling the federal action baseless.
- The project's suspension threatens regional energy reliability, especially during winter, risks tens of millions in costs, and may delay the offshore wind milestone slated to deliver power by 2026.
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Wind giant Ørsted sues White House
Energy giant Ørsted and two US states sued the White House over its obstruction of a near-complete offshore wind farm, part of the administration’s move away from renewables. The project would have powered 350,000 homes in Rhode Island and Connecticut, and its developer said it had committed $5 billion to the project, with 80% of the project complete. But US President Donald Trump, who has signed several executive orders pausing renewable permit…
Orsted sues White House after wind project is blocked
The Danish offshore wind developer Orsted, and the states of Rhode Island and Connecticut, have announced lawsuits against US president Donald Trump’s administration, alleging its decision to block construction of the nearly finished Revolution Wind project is illegal.
Örsted wanted to build a large wind farm on the American east coast. But the US president stopped the project – even though it was almost finished. Timing the decision seems to be no coincidence.
Danish Firm Ørsted Sues To Save US Offshore Wind Jobs
The Danish offshore wind developer Ørsted is suing to lift the stop-work order against its 704-megawatt Revolution Wind project, located off the coast of Rhode Island. The post Danish Firm Ørsted Vows To Save Offshore Wind Jobs Trump Wants To Crush appeared first on CleanTechnica.
How many lawsuits does it take to restart Revolution Wind? More than one.
'We’re on the cusp of building that economy, and the president stopped it unlawfully,' Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha told reporters at his Providence office on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current)Hours before a federal judge in Boston was set to hear arguments on the Trump administration’s executive order stopping offshore wind reviews, two separate lawsuits seeking to reverse the recent stop wo…
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