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Rhode Island, Connecticut Seek Injunction to Restart 80% Complete Revolution Wind

State leaders say the unexplained pause risks immediate harm to workers, ratepayers.

Gov. Ned Lamont speaks to the media during a press conference at the State Pier in New London, on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025, held in response to the Trump administration’s order to halt construction on the Revolution Wind project. (Aaron Flaum/Hartford Courant)
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Overview

  • Attorneys general Peter Neronha and William Tong filed a motion in federal court in Providence seeking a preliminary injunction to lift the Trump administration’s August stop‑work order.
  • Ørsted and its partner separately asked a D.C. judge for similar relief, with a preliminary hearing set for Sept. 22.
  • The project is designed to deliver about 704 megawatts for roughly 350,000 homes, carries a Rhode Island Energy contract at 9.8 cents per kWh, and faces a key December 31, 2026 power‑delivery milestone.
  • ISO New England warns the delay increases grid‑reliability risks and state filings project higher utility costs, including an estimated $500,000 a year for Connecticut starting in 2028 if the project does not proceed.
  • The states argue irreparable harm from lost specialty vessels and up to 1,200 union jobs as the administration has not identified a legal violation behind its national‑security rationale, and a government response in the AGs’ case is due Oct. 1.