Overview

• BOEM ordered Ørsted to stop all work on Revolution Wind on August 22, citing unspecified national security interests in a letter that offered no public details.
• ISO New England warned the delay will increase risks to reliability, raise costs for consumers, and discourage future investment as electricity demand grows.
• Revolution Wind is roughly 80% built with about 65 turbines and was designed to power approximately 350,000 homes while supporting more than 1,200 jobs.
• BOEM’s 2023 Record of Decision concluded the project’s national‑security effects would be negligible and avoidable, underscoring a sharp departure from prior federal findings.
• Rhode Island college leaders and Representative Seth Magaziner criticized the order, with Magaziner calling it misguided and likely illegal.