New England states vow to fight Trump administration order to halt work on offshore wind farm that’s nearly complete

Published on August 23, 2025 at 10:46 PM
New England states vow to fight Trump administration order to halt work on offshore wind farm that’s nearly complete

Rhode Island and Connecticut officials say project, slated to power 350,000 homes, is essential to their climate goals

The Democratic governors of Rhode Island and Connecticut promised on Saturday to fight a Trump administration order halting work on a nearly complete wind farm off their coasts that was expected to be operational next year.

The Revolution Wind project was about 80% complete, with 45 of its 65 turbines already installed, according to the Danish wind farm developer Ørsted, when the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management sent the firm a letter on Friday ordering it to “halt all ongoing activities”.

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