Courts order restart of all US offshore wind construction
Change
Multiple federal courts issued temporary injunctions permitting all five U.S. offshore wind projects under construction to continue work.
Why it matters
Companies building each of the five offshore wind projects filed suits after the Department of the Interior announced a classified national-security justification for blocking turbine installation. Filings occurred in three different federal courts and were heard by four judges. Each court granted a temporary injunction that prevents the administration's installation halt from being enforced against those specific projects. The injunctions apply to all five projects that were under construction and remain temporary while the litigation continues.
Implications
- — On-site turbine installation and related construction activities for the five projects can continue while the injunctions remain in force.
- — The Department of the Interior is restrained from enforcing its December installation halt against those projects during the injunction period.
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