US EditionTrump administration moves to revoke permit for Massachusetts offshore wind project
The Trump administration seeks to revoke SouthCoast Wind's permit using a new legal interpretation, affecting a 2,400 MW project intended to power 1.4 million homes, officials said.
- On January 17, 2025, BOEM approved SouthCoast Wind's construction and operations plan for a 141-turbine offshore wind project south of Nantucket.
- The Trump administration filed a motion on Thursday to revoke this approval, citing possible noncompliance with federal laws governing use of federal waters.
- The administration argues BOEM's prior assessment of the project's impacts was inadequate and seeks court approval to reconsider the permit, while the developer vows to defend it.
- SouthCoast Wind CEO Michael Brown stated the company invested over $6 million expecting permit validity, while Massachusetts Governor Healey emphasized offshore wind's importance for regional energy.
- This permit revocation represents a broader Trump-era effort that paused funding and construction on multiple offshore wind projects, causing uncertainty and concerns about U.S. investment risk.
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BOEM seeks revocation of SouthCoast Wind approval
Turbine tower components stand tall at the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal in April 2025. (Photo by Eleonora Bianchi/The New Bedford Light)This story was first published Sept. 19, 2025 by The New Bedford Light. The Interior Department agency regulating offshore wind development asked a federal judge on Thursday to revoke a key approval for the SouthCoast Wind project — an approval granted by the same agency in January in the final days of t…
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Trump administration moves to revoke permit for Massachusetts offshore wind project
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Feds move to revoke SouthCoast Wind permit - The Martha's Vineyard Times
The Trump administration has officially gone after a key permit for SouthCoast Wind, a 141-turbine project planned for 26 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard. A motion filed Sept. 18 said that the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), seeks a remand of the approval of SouthCoast Wind’s Construction and Operations Plan (COP), a necessary …
Trump’s Shock Attack on Offshore Wind – Permit Reversal Threatens Massive Massachusetts Wind Farm
President Donald Trump’s administration has moved to block a fully permitted offshore wind farm off the Massachusetts coast by seeking to revoke its key federal permit abcnews.go.com. The project – known as SouthCoast Wind – calls for 141 turbines about 23 miles south of Nantucket to power roughly 840,000 homes across New England abcnews.go.com. Approved in January 2025 after years of review, its construction was poised to begin – until Trump’s …
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