Overview
- U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan ruled Tuesday that developers would not face “immediate and significant hardship” if the government reexamines the permit.
- The ruling authorizes the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to reconsider its Jan. 17, 2025 Construction and Operations Plan approval and to issue a new determination to approve, disapprove, or approve with conditions.
- Nantucket, which sued BOEM in March alleging flawed environmental and historic‑preservation reviews, welcomed the outcome and said the process must take a hard look at potential impacts.
- SouthCoast Wind proposes 141 turbines about 23 miles south of Nantucket, with up to 2.4 gigawatts of capacity to serve more than 840,000 homes, and the developer says it has already spent over $600 million.
- The case underscores the Trump administration’s broader effort to restrict offshore wind, including a pause on new leasing and scrutiny of previously approved projects.