US EditionUS Halting Construction of Offshore Wind Project
The stop-work order on the 80% complete Revolution Wind project aims to address national security concerns, potentially impacting 350,000 homes powered by the offshore wind farm, officials said.
- On Friday, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ordered construction to stop on the nearly finished Revolution Wind offshore wind project, citing a review of unspecified national security concerns.
- Earlier, Orsted had secured construction permits from the Biden administration in 2023 after years of review, with Revolution Wind central to Rhode Island's Act on Climate passed in 2021 to reach clean energy by 2033.
- Orsted says the more than $1 billion project is about 80% complete with 45 of 65 turbines installed, powering up to 350,000 homes in Rhode Island and Connecticut by next year.
- Rhode Island leaders vowed to fight the halt and consider legal action as Orsted said it will comply with the stop-work order while evaluating legal options and financial impacts, with Governor Dan McKee warning it risks hundreds of jobs.
- The administration's prior pause of Empire Wind suggests a pattern of intervention that jeopardizes the federal offshore lease program and the U.S. offshore wind industry, while not affecting Vineyard Wind.
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US halting construction of offshore wind project
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