Overview
- The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued a stop-work order pausing construction on five East Coast offshore wind projects for at least 90 days to review national security concerns, including potential radar interference.
- The order covers Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, Vineyard Wind in Massachusetts, Revolution Wind for Rhode Island and Connecticut, and New York's Sunrise Wind and Empire Wind.
- Dominion filed its lawsuit in the Eastern District of Virginia, arguing the pause is unlawful and unconstitutional and seeking permission to continue construction during the review.
- U.S. District Judge Jamar Walker scheduled a 2 p.m. Monday hearing in Norfolk on Dominion's request for a temporary restraining order.
- Dominion says the halt is costing more than $5 million per day and threatens schedule-critical vessel operations, while it projects the Virginia facility to begin producing power in early 2026 at about 9.5 million MWh annually for roughly 660,000 homes, and Democratic governors in affected states vowed to oppose the order.