Vineyard Wind to Resume Work After Judge Stays Trump Admin’s Stop Work Order

Vineyard Wind said it will restart work on the project and continue engaging with the government.

Giant wind turbine blades for the Vineyard Wind project are stacked on large racks in the harbor, in New Bedford, Mass., on July 11, 2023. At left is the Palmer Island Lighthouse. Charles Krupa/AP Photo

A federal judge on Jan. 27 issued a stay of the Trump administration’s stop-work order on Vineyard Wind, allowing construction activities to resume at the Massachusetts offshore wind project.

U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy granted the company’s motion to pause the government’s stop work order, which the Department of the Interior (DOI) issued in December 2025 halting construction at five major offshore wind projects—Vineyard Wind 1, Revolution Wind, Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, Sunrise Wind, and Empire Wind 1—to allow officials to assess potential national security risks posed by the projects.