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Released August 26, 2025 | SUGAR LAND
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Written by Daniel Graeber for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Industry backers expressed outrage that billions of dollars of investments were for naught because the Trump administration paused the nearly-completed Revolution Wind project off the coast of Rhode Island.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Friday issued a stop-work order for Revolution Wind, saying it needed to "address concerns related to the protection of national security interests of the United States."
Construction started early this year and it was on pace for completion by December.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project and Plant databases can click here for a detailed project report on Revolution Wind and click here for the plant profile.
Erik Milito, the president of the National Ocean Industries Association, said the Trump administration is wasting billions of dollars in private investments by stopping a project that was nearly complete.
"These projects are not only about energy" Milito said. "They advance priorities of the Administration by restoring American manufacturing, strengthening shipbuilding, modernizing ports, and building the reliable power needed to support data centers and AI innovation."
Project developer Orsted (Fredericia, Denmark) said the facility was 80% completed, with all offshore foundations installed and 70% of the turbines in place. The company secured all the necessary state and federal permits to move forward in 2023 and has a 20-year purchase agreement to send power to the Rhode Island and Connecticut grids.
Dan McKee, the governor of Rhode Island, and Ned Lamont, the governor of Connecticut, issued statements slamming the administration for putting up last-minute roadblocks.
"At a time when we should be moving forward with solutions for energy, jobs and affordability, this administration is choosing delay and disruption," McKee said. "We are working with our partners in Connecticut to pursue every avenue to reverse this decision."
The federal government did not specify its areas of concerns, though Aubrie Spady, a deputy press secretary for the Department of Interior, told The Daily Caller News Foundation that the Trump administration was not interested in "experimental and expensive" wind projects that are prone to fail.
"Interior is putting an immediate stop to these costly failures to deliver a stronger energy future and lower costs for American families," Spady was quoted as saying. "Like President Trump said, 'the days of stupidity are over in the USA!'"
In line with a presidential memorandum issued on January 20 calling for the temporary removal of all wind energy leases on the continental shelf, the BOEM in early August rescinded all of the designated offshore Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) from the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
It might not be the death blow to the fledgling industry, however. In May, Norwegian energy company Equinor (Stavanger, Norway) said the Trump administration lifted a stop-work order for its Empire Wind facility. It's slated for an 80,000-acre site located some 15 miles south of Long Island.
Subscribers can click here for a detailed project report on Empire Wind and click here for the plant profile.
That same month, Dominion Energy Incorporated (Richmond, Virginia) started the installation of the monopiles that would support the turbines for the commercial part of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, with a design capacity of 2,600 megawatts (MW). Earlier this month, the company said the project was 60% complete. For more on that, see August 6, 2025, article - Dominion Outlines Progress of Virginia Offshore Wind Project.
Subscribers can click here for a detailed project report on CVOW and click here for the plant profile.
Orsted in a statement said it was considering its options, including legal action, in response to the stop-work order.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on Friday issued a stop-work order for Revolution Wind, saying it needed to "address concerns related to the protection of national security interests of the United States."
Construction started early this year and it was on pace for completion by December.
Subscribers to Industrial Info's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) Power Project and Plant databases can click here for a detailed project report on Revolution Wind and click here for the plant profile.
Erik Milito, the president of the National Ocean Industries Association, said the Trump administration is wasting billions of dollars in private investments by stopping a project that was nearly complete.
"These projects are not only about energy" Milito said. "They advance priorities of the Administration by restoring American manufacturing, strengthening shipbuilding, modernizing ports, and building the reliable power needed to support data centers and AI innovation."
Project developer Orsted (Fredericia, Denmark) said the facility was 80% completed, with all offshore foundations installed and 70% of the turbines in place. The company secured all the necessary state and federal permits to move forward in 2023 and has a 20-year purchase agreement to send power to the Rhode Island and Connecticut grids.
Dan McKee, the governor of Rhode Island, and Ned Lamont, the governor of Connecticut, issued statements slamming the administration for putting up last-minute roadblocks.
"At a time when we should be moving forward with solutions for energy, jobs and affordability, this administration is choosing delay and disruption," McKee said. "We are working with our partners in Connecticut to pursue every avenue to reverse this decision."
The federal government did not specify its areas of concerns, though Aubrie Spady, a deputy press secretary for the Department of Interior, told The Daily Caller News Foundation that the Trump administration was not interested in "experimental and expensive" wind projects that are prone to fail.
"Interior is putting an immediate stop to these costly failures to deliver a stronger energy future and lower costs for American families," Spady was quoted as saying. "Like President Trump said, 'the days of stupidity are over in the USA!'"
In line with a presidential memorandum issued on January 20 calling for the temporary removal of all wind energy leases on the continental shelf, the BOEM in early August rescinded all of the designated offshore Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) from the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).
It might not be the death blow to the fledgling industry, however. In May, Norwegian energy company Equinor (Stavanger, Norway) said the Trump administration lifted a stop-work order for its Empire Wind facility. It's slated for an 80,000-acre site located some 15 miles south of Long Island.
Subscribers can click here for a detailed project report on Empire Wind and click here for the plant profile.
That same month, Dominion Energy Incorporated (Richmond, Virginia) started the installation of the monopiles that would support the turbines for the commercial part of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, with a design capacity of 2,600 megawatts (MW). Earlier this month, the company said the project was 60% complete. For more on that, see August 6, 2025, article - Dominion Outlines Progress of Virginia Offshore Wind Project.
Subscribers can click here for a detailed project report on CVOW and click here for the plant profile.
Orsted in a statement said it was considering its options, including legal action, in response to the stop-work order.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR) is the leading provider of industrial market intelligence. Since 1983, IIR has provided comprehensive research, news and analysis on the industrial process, manufacturing and energy related industries. IIR's Global Market Intelligence (GMI) helps companies identify and pursue trends across multiple markets with access to real, qualified and validated plant and project opportunities. Across the world, IIR is tracking over 200,000 current and future projects worth $17.8 Trillion (USD).
