Revolution Wind, the joint venture between Ørsted and a consortium led by Skyborn Renewables, has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration agency that wants to stop the Revolution Wind offshore wind project
In a 4 September 2025 statement, Ørsted said it had filed complaint in the US District Court for the District of Columbia, challenging the stop-work order from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). The companies said the complaint will be followed by a request for a preliminary injunction.
The statement said that, although Revolution Wind will continue to seek to work collaboratively with the administration and other stakeholders toward a prompt resolution, it believes BOEM lacked legal authority for the stop-work order and the stop-work order’s stated basis violated applicable law.
Ørsted said the project “is facing substantial harm” from continuation of the stop-work order, and as a result, litigation is a necessary step.
Revolution Wind secured all required federal and state permits in 2023, following reviews that began more than nine years ago. Federal reviews and approvals included the US Department of Defense, US Coast Guard, US Army Corps of Engineers, National Marine Fisheries Service, and several other agencies. Revolution Wind has spent and committed billions of dollars in reliance upon this fulsome review process.
“Revolution Wind, which is now 80% complete, supports job creation and is expected to enhance reliability as a critical part of the Northeast energy supply, which is crucial to meeting strong expected growth in energy demand,” said Ørsted. “This includes supporting the growing power needs of data centres and AI, with experts warning that halting the project will increase electricity costs for the region.”
The project is set to power more than 350,000 homes in 2026 across Connecticut and Rhode Island. ISO New England, the entity responsible for operating the electric grid in the region, has warned that delaying the project would increase risks to reliability.
If completed, Revolution Wind will deliver 704 MW of generating capacity. All of the offshore foundations for the project and approximately 70% of wind turbines for the project have been installed. Export cable installation is nearly complete, as is 90% of the onshore substation.
Revolution Wind supports more than 2,000 American jobs across construction, operations, shipbuilding and manufacturing, including more than 1,000 union jobs that have already contributed 2M union work hours to this project. Revolution Wind is a part of Ørsted’s investment into American energy generation, grid upgrades, and port infrastructure, as well as a supply chain, including US shipbuilding and manufacturing extending to more than 40 states.
