On Monday, a federal judge ruled that Revolution Wind is allowed to resume construction after the Trump administration tried to halt the multi-billion-dollar offshore wind farm’s work off the coasts of Rhode Island and Connecticut for a second time.
On Dec. 22, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ordered Revolution Wind to halt construction on wind turbines, citing national security concerns. The BOEM had previously ordered work to stop in August 2025, but in September, Judge Royce Lamberth, the federal judge behind Monday’s ruling, allowed construction to restart.
While the legal proceedings continue, Revolution Wind will “resume construction work as soon as possible,” according to a statement from Orsted, one of two companies leading the project.
“Wind energy is the scam of the century,” White House Spokesperson Taylor Rogers wrote in an email to The Herald. The Trump administration has paused “all large-scale offshore wind projects because our number one priority is to put America first and protect the national security of the American people,” she added.
“We look forward to ultimate victory on the issue,” Rogers wrote.
According to legal documents reviewed by The Herald, the wind farm was about 87 percent complete when the second stop-work order was issued. Once completed, the project promises to provide Rhode Island and Connecticut with 704 MW of energy — enough to power 350,000 homes, the court order reads.
The farm could end up generating a quarter of Rhode Island’s electricity, The Herald previously reported.
Talia Egnal is a metro section editor.
