Trump Halts NY Offshore Wind Project Work Amid Sector Review

Doug Burgum
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By Ari Natter, Josh Saul, and Jennifer A Dlouhy

April 16, 2025 at 9:21 PM UTC

Updated on

April 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM UTC

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The Trump administration halted work on an offshore wind farm being built off New York amid a broader review of the sector’s projects.

Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered the pause on Equinor ASA’s project in consultation with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, according to a post Wednesday on X. The project had been fully permitted, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said in a statement. Called Empire 1, the wind facility designed to power 500,000 homes was slated to start commercial operation in 2027.