Orsted and Skyborn will restart construction of the 704MW Revolution Wind project off the US north-east coast as soon as possible after a judge on Monday granted the partners an injunction against a US government stop-work order.
“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,” Orsted said after the ruling by District Judge Royce Lamberth.
The court’s action will allow the Revolution Wind project to restart impacted activities immediately while the underlying lawsuit challenging the August 22, 2025 and December 22, 2025 BOEM Director’s orders progresses,” added Orsted.
“Revolution Wind will determine how best it may be possible to work with the US Administration to achieve an expeditious and durable resolution.”
Revolution Wind is approximately 87 percent complete and has already installed all offshore foundations and 58 of 65 wind turbines.
The US government issued the stop-work order on Revolution as well as four other in-construction wind farms in December, including Dominion’s 2.6GW Coastal Virginia offshore wind farm.
The order was in part issued due to what the administration claimed was national security concerns.
Several other legal cases seeking to resume construction are to be heard later this week.
Orsted and Skyborn’s win is the second stop-work they have overturned over Revolution Wind, after Judge Royce Lamberth ruled in September that the first stop-work order was unlawful.
Revolution Wind is set to provide power to the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island, who have also filed their own challenge to the shutdown.