US EditionThird offshore wind project halted by Trump is allowed to resume construction
Federal judge blocks Interior Department’s pause citing national security, allowing Dominion Energy’s $11 billion wind project to restart after daily losses of $5 million, powering 660,000 homes.
- On January 16, 2026, U.S. District Judge Jamar Walker granted a preliminary injunction letting construction resume on Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind while litigation proceeds.
- The Trump administration froze five East Coast offshore wind projects days before Christmas, citing national security concerns that turbines could interfere with military radar, and Dominion sued on Dec. 23 to resume construction.
- CVOW is a 2.6-gigawatt project installing 176 turbines more than 25 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach and was about 60% complete when halted, powering about 660,000 homes.
- Dominion Energy says the pause is costing more than $5 million a day, could increase costs if timelines slip, and warned a Dec. 22-to-Friday stoppage equates to roughly $130 million in losses risking 2026 completion and Virginia's electric grid reliability.
- Two other developers won court victories earlier this week as judges allowed Revolution Wind, Empire Wind and Orsted projects to resume, while federal officials cited national security and President Donald Trump criticized offshore wind.
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Third offshore wind project halted by Trump is allowed to resume construction
A third offshore wind project halted by the Trump administration was allowed to resume construction Friday, dealing yet another blow to the administration’s anti-wind efforts. Federal Judge Jamar Walker, an appointee of former President Biden in Virginia, allowed the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Commercial Project to temporarily keep building. Walker granted a preliminary injunction Friday…
Dominion Energy wins bid to resume wind project Trump halted
A federal judge said Dominion Energy Inc. can restart construction of a wind project off the coast of Virginia while it continues a legal fight over the Trump administration’s order to stop the $11 billion development. The ruling marks the third time this week that an offshore wind project was allowed to resume despite a government stop-work order. US District Judge Jamar Walker in Norfolk, Virginia, issued a preliminary injunction Friday bloc…
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Judge allows a third offshore wind project to resume construction as the industry challenges Trump
A federal judge has ruled that work on a Virginia offshore wind project could resume. It's the third project this week to successfully challenge the Trump administration in court.
Offshore Wind Developers Are Now 3 for 3 Against Trump
Offshore wind developers are now three for three in legal battles against Trump’s stop work orders now that Dominion Energy has defeated the administration in federal court.District Judge Jamar Walker issued a preliminary injunction Friday blocking the stop work order on Dominion’s Coastal Virginia offshore wind project after the energy company argued it was issued arbitrarily and without proper basis. Dominion received amicus briefs supporting …
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