Cases / Wind, hydro and other renewables · United States · 2025–2026
US orders stop to Ørsted's Revolution Wind; court allows restart
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Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
The US federal government ordered work stopped on Ørsted's Revolution Wind offshore wind farm in August 2025, when it was 80% complete. A court later found the order arbitrary and allowed the wind farm to restart.
What?
The US federal government ordered a stop to Revolution Wind on 22 August 2025, when the wind farm was 80% complete. ESG Today
Where?
Revolution Wind offshore wind farm, United States ESG Today
When?
Stop-work order 22 August 2025; restart reported 13 January 2026 ESG Today
Who?
Gained
None on recordLost
- Ørsted — wind farm halted at 80% completion; later allowed to restart by a court ESG Today
Harmed
None on recordWhy?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
A federal stop-work order halted construction; a court found the order arbitrary and allowed the wind farm to restart. ESG Today
6 of 6 questions answered from the record
What happened
The record, in order.
ESG Today reported that the US federal government issued a stop-work order on Revolution Wind on 22 August 2025, when the wind farm was 80% complete.
ESG Today reported on 13 January 2026 that a US court allowed the wind farm to restart after a halt ordered by the Trump administration.
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Lawsuits and rulings
No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.
Insurers
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What we don't know
Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record Reported without a separate source link: Ørsted raised DKK 60 billion in new capital, and the Danish state took half of the new shares.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not state the reason for the stop-work order.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not name the court or the case.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
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Press and investigations
- US court allows Ørsted's offshore wind farm to restart after Trump administration haltESG Today · 2026-01-13
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