Judge rules Vineyard Wind can resume activities

The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts today issued a decision to allow Vineyard Wind to resume full activities in its lease area on the Outer Continental Shelf.

This means that four of the five offshore wind projects paused by the Trump administration on Dec. 22, 2025, citing “national security risks identified by the Department of War in recently completed classified reports,” have now won court orders allowing them to resume constructon

On January 15, 2026, Vineyard Wind filed a legal challenge to Dec 22 =issued by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on December 22, 2025. It says today’s court decision stays BOEM’s suspension order.

“As the legal process proceeds, Vineyard Wind will continue to work with the Administration to understand the matters raised in the order,” says the company, which is owned 50% by funds of Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) and 50% by Avangrid Renewables, LLC. “Vineyard Wind will focus on working in coordination with its contractors, the federal government, and other relevant stakeholders and authorities to safely restart activities, as it continues to deliver a critical source of new power to the New England region.’

The New York Times reports that Judge Brian E. Murphy said he was unpersuaded by the government’s claims about national security — which apparently related to “radar clutter” after reviewing the classified report under seal. He said the administration had failed to “adequately explain or justify the decision to halt construction.”

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