US EditionOrsted’s US Wind Hit Has Further to Play Out
Developers and states argue the suspension disrupts projects that have already spent billions and risks financing, while the administration cites national security and military readiness concerns.
- On Dec. 22, the Trump administration suspended leases for five offshore wind projects, prompting lawsuits in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
- The administration cited national security concerns without providing specifics, and officials did not disclose details about the pause on public lands and waters ordered Dec. 22.
- Several projects had final federal approval in February 2024, and project teams met weekly with the Coast Guard throughout 2025, with no agency raising security concerns, the filing said.
- The pause is disrupting tightly choreographed construction schedules dependent on scarce construction vessels, causing delay costs and threatening project financing after billions were spent on Sunrise Wind.
- Dominion Energy Virginia sued first and major developers including Equinor, Orsted, Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners are involved, citing a prior judge's ruling that allowed a stalled project to resume.
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Federal judge grants RI and CT attorneys general request to join Revolution Wind developers’ lawsuit
Turbine installation for Revolution Wind is shown. Rhode Island and Connecticut attorneys general and the project developers have consolidated their lawsuits against the Trump administration, seeking court intervention to resume work on the 65-turbine project. (Photo courtesy of Ørsted)Rhode Island and Connecticut attorneys general and the Revolution Wind developers are now taking on the Trump administration under one lawsuit rather than two. Se…
Los Angeles Times
Independent EspañolMarine wind energy developers affected by the suspension of five major projects on the East Coast by President Donald Trump's government have filed lawsuits in court, and one developer claims that his project will probably be cancelled if they can't resume it by the end of next week.
Offshore wind project freeze draws lawsuits from states and developers
Offshore wind developers affected by the Trump administration’s freeze of five big projects on the East Coast are fighting back in court, with one developer saying its project will likely be terminated if they can’t resume by the end of…
Associated Press News
Trump’s offshore wind project freeze draws lawsuits from states and developers
Offshore wind developers and states are suing the Trump administration over its order to suspend work on five large-scale projects under construction off the East Coast for at least 90 days.
Trump Admin Sued by Virginia Offshore Wind Developer for Order Halting Projects
The developers of a Virginia offshore wind project are asking a federal judge to block a Trump administration order that halted construction of their project, along with four others, over national security concerns. Dominion Energy Virginia said in its lawsuit filed late Tuesday that the government’s order is “arbitrary and capricious” and unconstitutional. The Richmond-based company is developing Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, a project it say…
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