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Energy Fully reversed Announced
Empire Wind stop-work order lifted a month after it was issued
810-MW project, 30%+ complete, ~$5B investment
Original action
The Interior Department's BOEM issued a stop-work order halting construction of the 810-MW Empire Wind 1 offshore project, then over 30% complete.
- Department of the Interior / BOEM
- Empire Wind 1
Reversal
The administration lifted the stop-work order and allowed construction to resume, following negotiations involving New York natural-gas pipeline capacity.
- Mechanism: administrative-action
Notes
The administration continued to pause federal leasing for other offshore wind projects even as it released this one.