Overview

• ISO New England said the stop-work order on Revolution Wind will increase risks to reliability since the project was included in near-term planning to meet growing demand.
• Revolution Wind is a roughly 704 megawatt, 65-turbine project that is about 80% complete, with around 45 turbines installed and enough capacity to power about 350,000 homes next year.
• BOEM’s August 22 directive cited national security interests without details, even though a 2023 BOEM Record of Decision concluded the project’s national security effects would be negligible and avoidable.
• Connecticut leaders, including Governor Ned Lamont and Senators Richard Blumenthal and Christopher Murphy, demanded briefings and warned of higher costs and hundreds of affected jobs, while onshore work in New London continues.
• The Interior Department also moved in court to remand and vacate approval for a major Maryland offshore wind project, extending federal actions that have unsettled developers and state partners.