Trump Administration Stops Work On CT Wind Power Project Again

NEW LONDON, CT — President Donald Trump's administration has renewed attempts to stop the construction of the offshore Revolution Wind project.

The U.S. Department of the Interior announced that the federal government is pausing the lease for Revolution Wind. Four other projects, all on the East Coast, are also affected, which when combined would power almost 2.7 million homes, according to Politico.

Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum's office said Monday that the pause was "due to national security risks identified by the Department of War in recently completed classified reports."

Connecticut officials blasted the Trump administration for stopping the project, which is located off New London's State Pier.

“This appears to be a second, even more lawless and erratic stop work order, reviving the Trump Administration’s prior failed attempt to halt construction of Revolution Wind," Attorney General William Tong said in a statement. "We went to court over this before. There is a court order blocking their prior stop work order and this appears to be a new brazen attempt to circumvent that order."

Revolution Wind is from a partnership by Ørsted and Eversource. The project is intended to deliver 304 megawatts of clean, affordable energy to Connecticut, according to a statement from Gov. Ned Lamont.

U.S Rep. John Larson said that the near-complete offshore wind initiative would help power more than 350,000 homes in Southern New England and save Connecticut ratepayers over $500 million per year.

“The President has taken an axe to wind energy, solar projects, and our state’s clean hydrogen sector, putting hundreds of people out of work and saddling households across the state with even higher electricity bills," Larson said in a statement.