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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.

Added 2026-06-18 · Updated 2026-06-18