The Revolution Wind farm was already 80 p.c full earlier than the US Bureau of Ocean Power Administration despatched it a letter Friday to “halt all ongoing actions” to deal with purported national security concerns and “interference” with different potential makes use of for the world.
Revolution Wind is meant to supply sufficient electrical energy for greater than 350,000 houses in Rhode Island and Connecticut after coming on-line subsequent yr. It has already obtained federal and state permits to function. Ørsted, one of many undertaking’s builders, says it’s evaluating its authorized choices.
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