Offshore Wind Projects Challenge Trump Administration’s Order to Stop Work
The New York Times••business
Key Points:
- The Trump administration ordered a halt to construction on five offshore wind farms along the East Coast on December 22, citing unspecified national security concerns.
- Developers of at least three of the projects—Orsted (Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind) and Equinor (Empire Wind)—have filed lawsuits seeking preliminary injunctions to resume construction.
- Dominion Energy, developer of the largest project, Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, filed the first legal challenge on December 23, claiming the halt causes immediate and significant financial harm, with a hearing scheduled for January 9.
- Avangrid, developer of Vineyard Wind 1, which is already partially operational, has not yet indicated whether it will challenge the administration's order.
- The legal
