Overview

• The Transportation Department canceled or terminated funding across 12 offshore wind–related awards totaling about $679 million, including $427 million for a Humboldt Bay terminal in California and $47 million for Maryland’s Sparrows Point Steel project.
• Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the money will be repurposed to bolster the maritime industry and core port infrastructure, aligning with a broader push to expand U.S. shipbuilding capacity.
• BOEM last week ordered Ørsted to stop offshore work on the 704 MW Revolution Wind project off Rhode Island and Connecticut, which is roughly 80% built with 45 of 65 turbines installed and was expected to power about 350,000 homes next year.
• ISO New England warned that delaying Revolution Wind increases near‑term reliability risks, and Connecticut energy officials said replacing the expected capacity could raise costs for consumers.
• Governors, senators and local leaders demanded fact‑based national‑security briefings on the halt, while unions, colleges and project stakeholders cited threats to hundreds of trained workers and roughly 1,200 direct and indirect jobs tied to the project.