DC District Court grants Revolution Wind injunction, construction expected to restart
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction Monday in favor of Revolution Wind after its construction was ordered to halt by the Trump administration.
The offshore Rhode Island wind power project was halted on August 22 by the order.
A statement from Revolution Wind reads in part:
Revolution Wind will resume impacted construction work as soon as possible, with safety as the top priority. Ørsted’s subsidiary Revolution Wind, a 50/50 joint venture with Global Infrastructure Partners’ Skyborn Renewables, is constructing the Revolution Wind offshore wind project.
The injunction was filed Thursday by Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and his Connecticut counterpart William Tong.
Attorney General Neronha released the following statement:
“Today’s legal victory in Washington, D.C. reaffirms what we know to be true: this President cannot cancel clean energy projects just because he believes doing so is politically expedient for him,” said Attorney General Neronha. “Indeed, the outcome here bodes well for our case in Rhode Island. Judge Lamberth’s decision to grant Ørsted’s motion aligns with our argument that this Administration’s attempt to undermine the clean energy industry while eliminating thousands of union jobs is both arbitrary and capricious – in simpler terms, it came without warning, reason, or legal basis. Today’s win is fantastic news for Rhode Island workers and families who want to see stability in energy costs and less reliance on fossil fuels. We look forward to moving forward with our case.”
The project was 80 percent complete at the time of the stop work order, and will power 350,000 homes in Rhode Island and Connecticut upon completion, according to Revolution Wind and Ørsted.
