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The project’s developers are likely to succeed in their claims, and the project is likely to suffer irreparable harm in the absence of an injunction, Judge Royce Lamberth ruled.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management is enjoined from imposing the stop work order until the court decides otherwise, Lamberth ruled. Reuters reported Monday that Lamberth said during a hearing that if Revolution Wind “cannot meet benchmark deadlines, the entire project could collapse ... There is no doubt in my mind of irreparable harm to the plaintiffs.”
Revolution Wind, a subsidiary of Ørsted and a 50/50 joint venture between Ørsted and Global Infrastructure Partners’ Skyborn Renewables, is fully permitted with 80% of its construction done. The project is slated for completion in 2026, at which point it will deliver power to Connecticut and Rhode Island.
