Courtney Statement After Federal Judge Rules Revolution Wind Project Can Resume Work, Again

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement after a federal judge ruled against the Trump Administration’s December 22nd attempt to halt all major offshore wind projects, including Connecticut’s and Rhode Island’s Revolution Wind project. This follows a September 2025 ruling which granted a preliminary injunction on the Trump Administration’s August 22nd halt work order for the Revolution Wind project. 

“Today’s ruling reaffirms what was already clear. The Trump Administration’s second attempt to halt the Revolution Wind project is driven by the President’s longstanding personal vendetta against offshore wind, not any genuine national security concerns,” Courtney said. “The Revolution Wind project has been repeatedly reviewed and cleared over the years by the Department of Defense. I greatly admire U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth – a Reagan appointee – for once again delivering a commonsense ruling, which will allow the operating engineers, longshoremen, laborers, and electrical workers on the Revolution Wind project to get back to work and finish the job to power a robust modern grid to deliver cheaper energy for hundreds of thousands of homes in Connecticut and Rhode Island.”

The Revolution Wind project, which is 87% complete, will supply cheaper electricity to 350,000 homes Connecticut and Rhode Island. Over 1,000 union workers have logged over 2 million hours building the project. 

On August 22nd, the Trump Administration first attempted to halt work on the Revolution Wind offshore wind energy project in Connecticut and Rhode Island, also citing vague national security “concerns.” The Revolution Wind project had already been reviewed and vetted by the Department of Defense as detailed in a 2023 Record of Decision and a December 2024 letter from the Department of Defense which states that “the Department of Defense has found that construction of the Revolution Wind project would not have adverse impacts to DoD missions in the area.” 

In September, the House of Representatives rejected an amendment to the FY2026 National Defense Authorization Act which would have further delayed the Revolution Wind project. 

On September 22nd, the Reagan-appointed federal judge granted a preliminary injunction, without any stay, on the Trump Administration’s August 22nd halt work order, allowing construction of the Revolution Wind project to resume until the Administration’s December 22nd pause on leasing for five major offshore wind projects.   

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