Orsted’s NY Wind Project Challenges US Suspension of Lease

Orsted A/S filed a legal challenge to the Trump administration’s order to halt construction of its offshore wind project near New York.

In a complaint filed Tuesday in federal court in Washington, Orsted’s Sunrise Wind unit is seeking a preliminary injunction against the US Interior Department and other agencies. The government on Dec. 22 ordered a 90-day suspension of the project’s construction off the coast of Long Island, along with four other offshore wind farms.