CT Governor Ned Lamont and Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee spoke out against President Donald Trump’s order that construction stop on the Revolution Wind project, an offshore wind farm, which began in 2023 and is already more than 80% complete. All 65 offshore foundations were installed and 45 of 65 turbines were in place before the stop work order halted the project.
The project, America’s first multi-state offshore wind project, is located in federal waters, approximately 15 miles south of Rhode Island coast, 32 miles southeast of the Connecticut coast, and 12 miles southwest of Martha’s Vineyard.
According to the Revolution Wind project website, benefits of the project include 704 MWs of power – 304 MW to Connecticut and 400 MW to Rhode Island of “clean, affordable, and reliable offshore wind power.”
Also the project website says Revolution Wind creates over 1,200 direct construction jobs and thousands more indirect and induced jobs – investing over $100 million in infrastructure improvements at ProvPort, Quonset, and New London State Pier.
The project was expected to be fully operational by 2026 and power over 350,000 homes in Connecticut and Rhode Island.
“This political move by the Trump administration will drive up the cost of electricity bills and contradicts everything the administration has told us,” Lamont said.
“It wastes years of state investment in renewable energy designed to diversify our energy supply and lower costs for families and businesses. The project, which was on track to be completed early next year, would have powered more than 350,000 homes across Connecticut and Rhode Island while creating good-paying, clean energy jobs. All of that is now at risk. We are working closely with Rhode Island to save this project because it represents exactly the kind of investment that reduces energy costs, strengthens regional production, and builds a more secure energy future – the very goals President Trump claims to support but undermines with this decision.”
Governor McKee of Rhode Island said, “The Trump administration’s stop-work order on Revolution Wind undermines efforts to expand our energy supply, lower costs for families and businesses, and strengthen regional reliability. This action puts hundreds of union jobs at risk by halting a project that is 80% complete – just steps away from powering more than 350,000 homes in Rhode Island and Connecticut. At a time when we should be moving forward with solutions for energy, jobs, and affordability, this administration is choosing delay and disruption. We are working with our partners in Connecticut to pursue every avenue to reverse this decision. Revolution Wind is key to Rhode Island’s economic development, energy security, and long-term affordability for our residents.”