US EditionOffshore Wind Companies Challenge Trump Anti-Wind Orders
Equinor seeks court approval to continue Empire Wind, a $4 billion offshore project over 60% complete, amid claims that federal lease suspension risks grid reliability and financing.
- This past week, Equinor's Empire Wind sued the U.S. Department of the Interior, seeking a preliminary injunction after calling the lease suspension unlawful and commercially harmful.
- On December 22 the Department of the Interior suspended leases, halting work on five offshore wind farms and prompting Dominion Energy's December 23 suit and Revolution Wind's January 1 complaint.
- Empire Wind's construction status shows it is more than 60% complete with all offshore foundations installed, 58 of 65 turbines in place, export cables finished, and Equinor has invested more than $4 billion.
- Developers warn the stoppage will risk higher power prices, lower Northeast grid reliability, and imperil about $25 billion of investment, with Dominion spokesperson Jeremy Slayton saying, `Delaying the project will lead to increased costs for customers and threaten long-term grid reliability.`
- After nearly a decade of federal reviews, Revolution Wind was about 87% complete and expected to begin generating power this month, following coordination with the Department of Defense and the U.S. Coast Guard.
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Battle brews as energy developer takes on Trump admin over 'unlawful' stop-work order
Developers behind two of the five offshore wind projects recently targeted by the Trump administration took action in federal court this week, seeking preliminary injunctions that would enable construction to continue while the legal battles play out.Empire Offshore Wind LLC filed a civil lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday, challenging the Department of the Interior’s (DOI) December 22 stop-work order, which …
Offshore wind companies challenge Trump anti-wind orders
The Trump administration’s latest attempt to block offshore wind turbine construction is meeting with a pushback in the courts. In December, the administration suspended the authority of five major offshore wind projects to build in federal waters. It did so by pausing leases granted to them by the federal government allowing for the use of the ocean,…
Equinor challenges US order to suspend Empire Wind project
Jan 2 (Reuters) – Norwegian energy group Equinor said on Friday it had filed a civil suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging a U.S. Department of the Interior order to suspend its Empire Wind project. “As part of that case, Empire plans to seek a preliminary injunction and allow construction to continue while the litigation proceeds,” Equinor added. Last week, the Trump administration suspended leases for five…
The Norwegian energy group Equinor announced today Friday that it had lifted...
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