CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL

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CONSTRUCTION DEFECT JOURNAL - ISSUE 242749 - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2026

Court Ends Trump Shutdown of NY's $5B Empire Wind, Second Offshore Project Revived

Offshore wind energy

The move follows Jan. 12 decision to lift stop work ordere on $6.2B Revolution Wind project.

February 17, 2026
Debra K. Rubin - Engineering News-Record

In a much-anticipated decision Jan. 15, the federal district court in Washington, D.C., revoked a construction shutdown ordered by the Trump administration against another major East Coast offshore wind project—the $5-billion Empire Wind underway south of New York City. The project's developer, Norway-based Equinor, won a stay and preliminary injunction in response to its lawsuit and one from the state, which aims to direct most of the project's planned 810 MW of power generation to the city's metro area.

Ms. Rubin may be contacted at rubind@enr.com


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