Revolution Wind Powers New England as Interior Sues Again — SkimNews
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- Interior Department asked a federal court on October 9 to send Revolution Wind's construction and operations plan approval back to the agency for reconsideration, the project's third Trump-era legal hurdle even though the 704 MW offshore wind farm is already delivering electricity.
- This is the Trump administration's third legal challenge to the project; prior attempts in August 2025 and December 2025 cited national security, while the latest filing argues the original approval didn't adequately weigh impacts on fishing and recreation under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act.
- Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont responded on October 14, calling the move contradictory to the administration's stated support for permitting reform, and Attorney General William Tong said the state is prepared to return to court.
- The case rests with Judge Royce Lamberth, who twice called the administration's prior conduct "the height of arbitrary and capricious government conduct"—in September 2025 and January 2026—when clearing the way for construction to resume.
- Revolution Wind, a $6.2 billion project that began delivering electricity on March 13, 2026, is projected to cut New England wholesale electricity costs by about $500 million annually by 2028 and serves Connecticut and Rhode Island utilities under 20-year fixed-price contracts for more than 350,000 homes and businesses.
- The Interior request is part of a 2024 lawsuit filed by the anti-wind group Green Oceans, which had challenged federal approvals for Revolution Wind and the nearby South Fork Wind project.
Why it matters: Revolution Wind is projected to cut New England wholesale electricity costs by about $500 million annually by 2028, yet the Interior Department is seeking to undo its approval while the $6.2 billion project already powers the grid. The case now rests with Judge Lamberth, who has twice already called the administration's conduct 'arbitrary and capricious' in clearing the same project to resume.
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