Sunrise Wind is fifth of five paused wind projects set to resume ops

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All five of the offshore wind projects paused by the Trump administration on Dec. 22, 2025, citing “national security risks” apparently related to radar clutter, have now won court orders allowing them to resume construction.

Yesterday, Judge Royce Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a preliminary injunction allowing Ørsted’s Sunrise Wind, off the coast of New York State, to restart construction while the broader legal battle plays out.

“Purportedly new classified information does not constitute a sufficient explanation for the bureau’s decision to entirely stop work on the Sunrise Wind project,” the New York Times reports Judge Lamberth as saying while ruling from the bench after a two-hour court hearing.

“The court’s action will allow the Sunrise Wind Project (the ‘Project’) to restart impacted activities immediately while the underlying lawsuit challenging the December 22, 2025 BOEM Director’s Order progresses,” Ørsted said today. “Sunrise Wind will determine how it may be possible to work with the U.S. Administration to achieve an expeditious and durable resolution.

“The project will resume construction work as soon as possible, with safety as the top priority, to deliver affordable, reliable power to the State of New York.”

The previous four rulings allowed work to continue on Revolution Wind off Rhode Island, Empire Wind off New York, Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind off Virginia and Vineyard Wind off Massachusetts.