'Anti-Business': Gov. Lamont Slams Trump Effort To Stop Revolution Wind

CONNECTICUT — Governor Ned Lamont criticized the Trump administration on Monday, calling its latest effort to halt work on the Revolution Wind project an “erratic, anti-business move” that would raise electricity prices across Connecticut and the region.

In a statement released December 22nd, Lamont said the federal action threatens a project that is nearly complete and already delivering economic and energy benefits to the state.

“This is yet another erratic, anti-business move by the Trump administration that will drive up the price of electricity in Connecticut and throughout the region,” Lamont said. “At a time when my administration is working tirelessly to ensure Connecticut has a diverse energy supply and lower utility costs for families and businesses, the White House continues to be an obstacle.”

Lamont emphasized that Revolution Wind is close to completion and supports good-paying clean energy jobs, arguing that repeated federal interventions undermine economic stability for residents and employers.

“Businesses and residents deserve economic predictability, yet with the administration’s constant starts and stops they’re left with the opposite,” Lamont said. “The one thing the people of Connecticut can count on is that we will stand up to the Trump administration and ensure this project continues to move forward.”

The governor’s remarks come amid ongoing legal and regulatory disputes surrounding the offshore wind project, which is designed to supply power to hundreds of thousands of homes in Connecticut and Rhode Island beginning in 2026. State officials have consistently argued that the project is fully permitted, largely built, and essential to regional energy reliability and cost control.

Connecticut leaders have warned that halting the project at this stage could expose ratepayers to higher electricity costs while jeopardizing billions of dollars already invested and hundreds of union jobs tied to construction and operations.