Revolution Wind Completes Final Turbine as Federal Opposition Fades in Court

The $6.2 billion Revolution Wind offshore wind farm has installed all 65 of its turbines, finishing construction despite two rounds of federal stop-work orders from the Trump administration.

The 704-megawatt project has been feeding carbon-free electricity to Rhode Island and Connecticut at partial capacity since March. Full-power operation is expected before the end of the year, a milestone that will consolidate the project’s position as its opponents exhaust their legal options.

The road to completion required back-to-back court wins. The Interior Department moved to halt construction in August 2025, citing unspecified national security concerns; a federal judge reversed that decision within a month. A second set of directives — applied simultaneously to all five of the country’s active offshore projects — was similarly turned back by courts starting in January.

Opponents then shifted tactics, offering developers cash incentives to voluntarily surrender their offshore lease rights. The federal government has committed nearly $4 billion in taxpayer funds to such buyout agreements, which one analyst has characterized as an effort to undo initiatives that have already been built and are already operating.

Revolution Wind’s grid value became tangible during a record July heat event, when combined output from the farm and Vineyard Wind 1 cut the region’s dependence on costly oil-burning peaker plants. New England utilities have seen a similar benefit during severe winter cold, with Vineyard Wind 1 and South Fork Wind having previously demonstrated offshore wind’s ability to fill gaps during peak winter demand.

Source: Canary Media