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(Bloomberg) — The Trump administration asked a federal court to upend the government’s approval of a massive offshore wind farm near Massachusetts by sending it back to the Interior Department for further review, marking another blow against the renewable energy resource.
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The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management “is reviewing its approvals associated with the project and has determined, based on its review to date, that it wishes to reconsider” its approval of SouthCoast Wind’s construction and operations plan, the government said in its filing with a Washington, D.C.-based federal court.
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The administration’s move comes roughly three weeks after it told the court it would be seeking a voluntary remand, under which a key project permit would be sent back for fresh scrutiny.
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The Trump administration stopped short of asking the court to vacate or invalidate the underlying SouthCoast permit. Instead, it is asking the court to stay the ongoing legal challenge of the project’s approval while the permit is reviewed.
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President Donald Trump has aggressively targeted wind power in his campaign against renewable energy during his second term. The administration recently halted work on a nearly completed wind farm off the Rhode Island coast co-owned by Orsted A/S and Global Infrastructure Partners. It also is asking courts to remand other approvals for wind projects off the coasts of Massachusetts and Maryland.
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SouthCoast is owned by Ocean Winds North America LLC, a joint venture between EDP Renewables and Engie. The project has the potential to produce more than 2.4 gigawatts of power and is over 30 miles (48 kilometers) south of Martha’s Vineyard and 20 miles south of Nantucket. The facility has the potential to power as many as 840,000 homes and businesses, according to an estimate released at the time of its approval by the Interior Department.
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—With assistance from Ari Natter.
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