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The project was Revolution Wind, a planned 704-megawatt offshore wind farm southeast of Rhode Island. Federal regulators first ordered work halted on August 22, 2025, when Senator Richard Blumenthal later said 45 of its 65 planned turbines were installed. A second suspension followed in December; in January 2026, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction allowing affected work to restart while the legal challenge continued. The available sources do not establish whether construction has since finished or the project has entered commercial operation.
What is Revolution Wind?
Revolution Wind is a planned 704-megawatt offshore wind project located about 18 statute miles southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island, and 15 statute miles east of Block Island. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) approved its Construction and Operations Plan on November 17, 2023. That plan allows for up to 65 turbines and two offshore substations. BOEM’s project record provides the project details.
The phrase “Trump told it to stop” is shorthand for federal agency action: BOEM’s Acting Director issued the first order to Revolution Wind LLC, the project entity, rather than the president personally directing construction crews.
There were two separate federal shutdown actions
The dates matter because the second action had a different stated basis and was later addressed by the court.
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| Date | Action | What it meant |
|---|---|---|
| August 22, 2025 | BOEM’s Acting Director ordered Revolution Wind LLC to halt ongoing activities. | This was the initial stop-work order. BOEM’s project record lists the order. |
| December 22, 2025 | BOEM issued another order suspending ongoing activity for 90 days. | This lease suspension was part of a broader Interior Department action covering five large offshore wind projects under construction. The Interior Department announcement describes the action. |
Why did the administration say it stopped the project?
For the December 2025 lease pause, the Interior Department cited national-security risks identified in recently completed classified reports. Its public explanation focused on possible radar interference: turbine blades and reflective towers, it said, could create “clutter” that obscures real moving targets or generates false ones. The department did not publish the detailed classified material in its announcement, so the public explanation establishes the administration’s stated rationale, not independent confirmation of the underlying findings.
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said: “The prime duty of the United States government is to protect the American people.” The department’s announcement contains the statement and its explanation of the pause.
How close was the project to completion?
At an October 8, 2025 Senate session, Senator Richard Blumenthal said that 45 of Revolution Wind’s 65 planned turbines had been installed when the August stop-work order was issued. That is his reported figure in the Congressional Record, not a BOEM construction tally.
At a January 2026 court hearing, the Associated Press described the project as nearly 90% complete. That is a status reported for the hearing, not a verified current construction figure. The AP account also covered the judge’s reasoning on the injunction.
What did the court decide?
Rhode Island and Connecticut sued on September 4, 2025, seeking to overturn the August order. Rhode Island’s attorney general says the states argued that the federal action was arbitrary and capricious and violated the Administrative Procedure Act and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act. The attorney general’s case page summarizes the filing.
On January 12, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia granted a preliminary injunction concerning the December 22 suspension order. Revolution Wind said the ruling allowed impacted activities to restart while litigation challenging both the August and December actions continued. The project announcement describes the order. The Associated Press reported that Judge Royce Lamberth faulted the government for not adequately explaining its change in position or why a complete construction stop, rather than a narrower measure, was necessary.
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A preliminary injunction is not a final ruling on the merits of the states’ challenge. The January action addressed the December suspension while the broader dispute proceeded.
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The dated material establishes that the injunction was granted on January 12, 2026, and that the project entity said affected work could resume. It does not establish whether Revolution Wind later completed construction, began commercial operation, or resolved its litigation. A reader should not treat the January hearing’s “nearly 90% complete” description as a current status update.
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