Overview
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted Dominion Energy a preliminary injunction, allowing construction to restart on the 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project while its lawsuit proceeds.
- With the ruling, three of the five paused projects—Revolution Wind, Empire Wind, and CVOW—can now continue building as litigation continues.
- The Interior Department ordered a 90‑day stop to five East Coast projects in December citing national‑security concerns over radar interference.
- Judges in multiple cases questioned the government’s reasoning, with Judge Carl Nichols and Judge Jamar Walker highlighting gaps in the legal arguments and the breadth of the halt.
- Two projects, Sunrise Wind and Vineyard Wind 1, remain paused as their court challenges advance, while Dominion says it aims to begin delivering energy from CVOW within weeks.