US EditionUS judge allows Massachusetts offshore wind project to resume construction, blocking Trump pause
Judge Brian Murphy ruled Vineyard Wind can resume construction, avoiding $2 million daily losses and potential financing defaults, as national security concerns lacked adequate justification.
- On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy granted Vineyard Wind's request for a preliminary injunction, reviving the project and blocking the Interior Department's Dec. 22 stop-work order.
- BOEM suspended construction after receiving new classified information from the Department of Defense, and Vineyard Wind said the Dec. 22 suspension order is unlawful and costs $2 million daily.
- The project is 95% complete and nearly operational, crews had installed 61 of 62 turbines and GE Vernova settled for $10.5 million over a July 2024 blade failure.
- Murphy said the developers face irreparable harm, finding Vineyard Wind likely to succeed and warning crews must return by Jan. 30 or risk losing the specialized Sea Installer contract and $4.5 billion financing.
- The decision marks the fourth court setback to the pause, as BloombergNEF cuts U.S. offshore wind growth forecasts to one-fifth of the more than 30 gigawatts by 2030, raising investor concerns.
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Judge revives $4.5 billion Martha's Vineyard project despite administration's demands to halt construction: 'An important development for … ratepayers'
A federal stop-work order on a nearly complete offshore wind project has been lifted following a judge's order Tuesday, according to The New York Times. The project, known as Vineyard Wind 1, was 95% finished when the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued a stop-work order Dec. 22. Construction of the first-of-its-kind wind farm, located 15 miles south of Martha's Vineyard, commenced in June 2023. Its blades began…
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Project developers said despite their outreach, the government “refused to discuss the supposedly new information about national security impacts” cited as the reason for halting construction, or what they might do to mitigate them.
Vineyard Wind to Resume Work After Judge Stays Trump Admin’s Stop Work Order - The Thinking Conservative News
A federal judge stayed the Trump admin’s stop-work order on Vineyard Wind, allowing construction to resume at the MA offshore wind project. The post Vineyard Wind to Resume Work After Judge Stays Trump Admin’s Stop Work Order appeared first on The Thinking Conservative News.
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