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Dominion Energy sues federal government over offshore wind farm halt

General – Dominion Energy

Dominion Energy has sued the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management and the U.S. Department of the Interior, seeking to continue work on its offshore wind project after the federal government issued stop-work orders on five wind farms under construction.

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BOEM issued another stop-work order in USA

Wind Energy – USA

On 22 August 2025, Ørsted’s subsidiary Revolution Wind LLC received an order instructing the project to stop activities on the outer continental shelf related to the Revolution Wind project from the US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).

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Trump halts Equinor’s 810MW Empire Wind

Wind Energy – Trump

US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has ordered a halt to construction of Equinor’s Empire Wind project off the coast of New York, saying information suggests the Biden administration approved it without sufficient environmental analysis.

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Atlantic Shores says OWP continues despite Shell’s exit

Wind Energy – USA

Atlantic Shores, which has federal approval to build two offshore wind farms off the coast of Atlantic City, says it remains committed to delivering New Jersey’s first offshore wind project even though its partner in the venture, Shell, is exiting and writing off its $1 billion investment.

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BOEM cancels meetings for Vineyard Mid-Atlantic wind project

Wind Energy – New York Bight

The Trump administration’s drive to derail offshore wind development claimed another victim last Tuesday when the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management cancelled virtual public meetings on an environmental impact study for the New York Bight project.

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BOEM approves Construction and Operations Plan SouthCoast OWF

Wind Energy – SouthCoast Wind Project

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced its approval of the Construction and Operations Plan for the SouthCoast Wind Project.

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Offshore Wind Energy Leasing in Guam

Wind Energy – Guam

In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goals to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030 and 15 GW of floating offshore wind energy capacity by 2035, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced the publication of a Call for Information and Nominations (Call) for possible wind energy leasing off the coast of the U.S. Pacific Territory of Guam.

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