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A federal judge ruled that the Empire Wind offshore wind project off Long Island can restart construction, saying halting work would cause irreparable harm and that the Interior Department's national-security pause was unlikely to justify continued delay, potentially saving Equinor over $1 billion in contracts.
Several offshore wind developers, including Revolution Wind and Empire Wind, are suing the Trump administration over a sudden halt to construction on projects nearing completion, citing legal violations and potential financial and grid reliability impacts, amid a broader legal and political controversy over US offshore wind development.
Equinor is considering options after cancelling the Empire Wind vessel project, which was 99% complete, amid uncertainties in the renewable energy sector.
New York State has conditionally awarded contracts to Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 and Eversource and Ørsted’s Sunrise Wind, which were previously canceled but have now reached viable power purchase agreements in the latest offshore wind solicitation. These "shovel-ready" projects will provide enough clean power for 1 million New York homes, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and create jobs. The projects are expected to come online in 2026 and 2027, contributing to New York State's goal of achieving 9,000 megawatts of offshore wind energy by 2035.