All U.S. Offshore Wind Construction Halted

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Trump Administration Cites National Security Risks

Work continues on the Revolution Wind project off the New England coast in August 2025. | Ørsted

Dec 22, 2025 | John Cropley

An announcement by the U.S. Department of Interior said the Department of Defense had identified wind farms as national security risks and is pausing offshore wind leases.

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KeywordsAmerican Clean Power Association (ACP)Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project Department of Interior (DOI)Dominion Energy Donald Trump Empire Wind Oceantic Network Offshore Wind (OSW)Revolution Wind Sunrise Wind U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)U.S. Department of the Interior Vineyard Wind 1

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