Overview
- U.S. District Judge Brian E. Murphy stayed BOEM’s Dec. 22 stop‑work order, clearing the 95% complete Vineyard Wind project to restart construction while litigation continues.
- Four of the five paused East Coast projects—Vineyard Wind, Revolution Wind, Empire Wind and Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind—now have injunctions; Sunrise Wind remains on hold with a Feb. 2 hearing.
- Murphy flagged a key inconsistency, noting the government let 44 operating turbines keep generating power while blocking completion of the remaining 18.
- Developers and Massachusetts officials detailed irreparable harms, including roughly $2 million in daily losses and the risk of losing a scarce installation vessel needed to finish work by March.
- Interior has cited a classified Defense Department report on radar interference, but multiple judges reviewing confidential filings have found the government’s explanations insufficient to warrant a construction halt.