Revolution Wind Resumes After Judge’s Order

Construction of the Revolution Wind offshore wind energy project resumed this week following a judge’s ruling lifting a stop-work order imposed by the Trump administration in August.

Judge Royce Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction Sept. 22 in response to a lawsuit filed by project developer Ørsted.

Ørsted’s suit challenged the Bureau of Ocean Management’s Aug. 22 stop-work order, which cited “national security concerns.”

Located in the waters off Block Island, the $6.2 billion, 704 MW project was 80% complete when it was shut down.

The judge’s ruling allows construction to proceed while Ørsted’s lawsuit moves forward.

In his ruling, Lamberth said Revolution Wind “demonstrated likelihood of success” on its claims, adding that the project will suffer “irreparable harm” if the stop work remained in place.

‘All of the Above’

He noted that potential national security impacts were already reviewed during the lengthy permitting process, calling the stop-work order “the height of arbitrary and capricious action.”

“If Revolution Wind cannot meet its deadlines, the entire enterprise could collapse,” Lamberth said.

Revolution Wind was scheduled to begin generating enough electricity to power 350,000 homes across Rhode Island and Connecticut in 2026.

The State Pier in New London is being used as staging site for Revolution Wind and two other large-scale projects, Sunrise Wind and South Fork Wind.

“Large-scale, regional #infrastructure projects such as #RevolutionWind are engines of #economic growth,” writes CBIA’s @ChrisDipentima and the heads of chambers of commerce across #Connecticut, #Massachusetts, and #RhodeIsland in a @insider_ct op-ed. https://t.co/edZU0JpmFT

— CBIA (@CBIANews) September 17, 2025

At a Sept. 23 press conference at the pier, Gov. Ned Lamont and Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee both said their administrations were working with the White House on a broader energy strategy for the region.

“We’re working very closely with the Trump administration,” Lamont told reporters.

“We’re doing everything it can, not just right here, but what we can do to add on additional energy across our region.

“That’s all the above, from my point of view.”

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For more information, contact CBIA’s Pete Myers (860.244.1921).