A US federal judge has granted the preliminary injunction requested by the Danish company Ørsted to resume work on the nearly completed Revolution Wind project (704 MW), which had been halted by the US administration in August 2025. The US District Court issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from enforcing its stop-work order.
Ørsted filed a lawsuit in early September 2025 challenging the order from the US Department of the Interior (DOI) and requested a preliminary injunction. Construction of the offshore wind park began after receiving final federal approval in 2024 and is currently about 80% complete. The project is backed by 20-year power purchase agreements to supply 400 MW to Rhode Island and 304 MW to Connecticut. The US Interior Department stated that the court’s ruling allows construction to resume, while it continues to investigate potential impacts, including concerns related to national security and interference with other uses of the Outer Continental Shelf.
Revolution Wind is being developed as a 50/50 joint venture between Ørsted and Skyborn Renewables, the latter majority-owned by US-based Global Infrastructure Partners. This case follows a similar episode in April 2025, when the US government ordered a temporary suspension of construction on the Empire Wind offshore project (810 MW), developed by Norway's Equinor off the coast of New York. That suspension was lifted in May 2025, allowing Equinor to resume work. The Empire Wind project is expected to be completed in 2027.
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