Revolution Wind LLC has filed a supplemental complaint in the US District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the lease suspension order issued on 22 December 2025 by the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
The 50/50 joint venture between Global Infrastructure Partners’ Skyborn Renewables and Ørsted will follow the filing with a motion for a preliminary injunction, the company said.
Revolution Wind added that it continues to seek to work constructively with the administration and other stakeholders towards an expeditious and durable resolution of the matter regarding the 704MW offshore wind farm.
The company stated that it believes the lease suspension order violates applicable law and warned that, as with the August 2025 stop-work order, the project faces substantial harm from a continuation of the action.
It said litigation is therefore a necessary step to protect the rights of the project.
Revolution Wind secured all required federal and state permits in 2023 following reviews that began more than nine years ago.
As part of the permitting process, the project engaged in years-long consultation with the U.S Department of Defense War Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Siting Clearinghouse to address potential impacts to national security and defence capabilities from construction through to operation of the project.
The company said those consultations resulted in a fully executed formal agreement between the Department of War, the Department of the Air Force, and Revolution Wind outlining mitigation measures by the project.
Revolution Wind said it has spent and committed billions of dollars in reliance upon, and in response to, a thorough review process.
Additional federal reviews and approvals included the U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, National Marine Fisheries Service, and other agencies.
The project is in advanced stages of construction and is expected to be ready to deliver reliable, affordable power to American homes in 2026.
Revolution Wind said it is now approximately 87 percent complete and 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.
The company said the project will strengthen electric grid reliability as a critical part of the northeast energy supply to meet growing energy demand.
It is set to provide affordable power to more than 350,000 homes in 2026 under 20-year power purchase agreements with utilities in Connecticut and Rhode Island.
This includes supporting the growing power needs of data centres and AI, with experts including ISO-NE warning that halting the project may increase electricity costs and lower reliability for the region.
Revolution Wind said it has supported thousands of American jobs across construction, operations, shipbuilding, and manufacturing, including more than 1,000 union jobs that have already contributed 2 million union work hours.
The project is part of Ørsted’s investment into American energy generation, grid upgrades, port infrastructure, and a supply chain extending to more than 40 states.
Sunrise Wind LLC, a separate project and wholly owned subsidiary of Ørsted that also received a lease suspension order on 22 December, continues to evaluate all options to resolve the matter, including engagement with relevant agencies and stakeholders and considering legal proceedings.