The 704-megawatt offshore wind project began operating under electricity purchase agreements with Rhode Island and Connecticut utilities in October. The US Interior Department has sought permission to reconsider an earlier project approval.
Ørsted said on 5 November that Revolution Wind entered commercial operation in October under power purchase agreements with utilities in Rhode Island and Connecticut. The milestone followed a year of federal construction suspensions and court orders that allowed work to continue. gCaptain said the project had begun producing electricity earlier in 2026 and installed its final turbine in September.
The wind farm off the US East Coast is a joint venture between Danish developer Ørsted and Skyborn Renewables. Its 65 turbines have generating capacity of 704 megawatts; the developer estimates they can produce enough electricity for more than 350,000 homes in New England. That is an electricity equivalent, not a count of homes supplied.
The Trump administration first ordered construction stopped in August 2025, citing national security concerns. A federal judge allowed work to resume, but the administration ordered another suspension in December 2025 as part of an effort affecting five offshore wind projects under construction along the East Coast.
Ørsted challenged the second suspension, arguing that the project had already invested or committed billions of dollars after extensive federal permitting and review. A federal judge later granted a preliminary injunction allowing construction to proceed.
In October, the US Interior Department sought court permission to reconsider its earlier approval of the wind farm’s construction and operations plan. The request seeks permission to reconsider that approval; it is not an order revoking it or stopping operations.
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