The US federal court has granted a preliminary injunction allowing Revolution Wind construction to resume after the US government ordered the project to stop. Revolution Wind is a fifty-fifty joint venture between Global Infrastructure Partners’ Skyborn Renewables and Ørsted.
The US District Court for the District of Columbia has granted the preliminary injunction sought by Revolution Wind regarding the December 22, 2025 lease suspension order issued by the US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).
At the time, Ørsted stated that the project faced substantial harm from the lease suspension order, while the company also believed that the lease suspension order violates applicable law. As a result, Revolution Wind considered litigation a necessary step to protect the rights of the project.
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Close to completion
Revolution Wind had already secured all required federal and state permits in 2023, which was preceded by a nine-year trajectory. Construction started in 2024 but was halted in August 2025 after a stop work order from BOEM.
Revolution Wind is currently in advanced stages of construction and is expected to be ready to deliver power in 2026. The project, now approximately 87 per cent complete, has already installed all offshore foundations and 58 of 65 wind turbines. Export cable installation is complete, and both offshore substations have been installed. At the time of the lease suspension order, the project was expected to begin generating power as soon as January 2026.
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Restart of activities
The court’s action will allow the Revolution Wind Project to restart impacted activities immediately while the underlying lawsuit challenging the August 22, 2025, stop work order and December 22, 2025, BOEM Director’s orders progresses.
Revolution Wind will determine how best it may be possible to work with the US Administration to achieve an expeditious and durable resolution. The project will resume construction work as soon as possible, with safety as the top priority, and to deliver affordable, reliable power to the Northeast of the US.
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Empire Wind
Another offshore wind project that was halted and was faced with a lease suspension is Equinor’s Empire Wind project. Equinor announced on 2 January 2026 that they are currently seeking a similar injuction that will allow them to continue the project. This project was more than sixty per cent complete when it was halted.
