As of January 29, 2026, the 800-MW Vineyard Wind project offshore Massachusetts was allowed to resume construction by a federal judge’s ruling. [1] Vineyard Wind became the fourth offshore wind project to receive an injunction against the stop work orders issued by the Trump administration, which cited national security concerns as the reason for the pause. The project developer said that after the order was issued, it reached out to confer with government agencies to “forge a path forward without litigation,” but that those agencies would refuse to discuss the new information about supposed national security impacts. The injunction followed similar rulings in cases brought by other offshore wind developers like Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, Revolution Wind, and Empire Wind. In a January 27 release following the ruling, Vineyard Wind expressed the intention to continue to work with the administration to understand the matters raised in the order.

[1] https://s3.documentcloud.org/documents/26471416/revolution-wind-injunction-order.pdf