Larson Applauds Court Order Ending Baseless Revolution Wind Stop Work Order

Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) released the following statement after a federal judge issued a court injunction allowing work to resume on the Revolution Wind project. 

This is the second time the Trump Administration lost in court after trying to end the near-complete offshore wind project, which is going to help power more than 350,000 homes in Southern New England and save ratepayers over $500 million per year. 

“The Trump Administration’s baseless stop work order left hundreds of construction workers without a paycheck right before the holidays and put a project on ice that was set to save New England ratepayers millions,” said Larson. “This president has gone after wind projects, solar energy, and our state’s clean hydrogen sector — raising energy costs for families already struggling to make ends meet — all because he thinks climate change is a ‘hoax.’ Connecticut did not waste one second in the fight to protect Revolution Wind from his vindictive decrees because we’ve seen this playbook before. We beat President Trump in court once again to keep this project on target, thanks to the leadership of Governor Ned Lamont and Attorney General William Tong. Let’s get back to work.”  

This is not the Trump Administration’s first attempt to block Revolution Wind from powering households in Connecticut. In August, they issued an illegal stop work order, which was also blocked in federal court. In September, the Connecticut and Rhode Island Congressional delegations joined together to defeat an amendment on the House floor that would have delayed the Revolution Wind project.