Trump Administration Seeks Remand of COP Approval for Offshore Wind Farm Now in Final Commissioning Stage

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has asked the US District Court for the District of Columbia to grant a summary judgment that would send the approval for the Revolution Wind offshore wind farm back to the Department of the Interior (DOI) for review.

The 704 MW offshore wind farm, set to supply 400 MW to Rhode Island and 304 MW to Connecticut, is owned by Ørsted and Skyborn Renewables. OffshoreWIND.biz contacted Ørsted, which declined to comment.

The DOJ and DOI filed the motion on 9 October in a case brought by environmental groups led by Green Oceans back in 2024, which sued the DOI and the federal government over greenlighting Revolution Wind’s construction and operations plan (COP) in 2023.

According to the court filing, the Department of the Interior agrees that its approval of the project’s COP should be remanded so the agency can reassess its compliance with the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), and has asked the court to grant summary judgment to Green Oceans on claims concerning the National Marine Fisheries Service and the US Army Corps of Engineers.

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