A federal judge has granted a preliminary injunction allowing construction of the Sunrise Wind Offshore Wind Project to resume impacted activities while the underlying lawsuit challenging the December 22, 2025 suspension order issued by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) progresses. Sunrise Wind, a joint venture between Ørsted and Eversource Energy, is a 924-megawatt (MW) offshore wind farm located approximately 30 miles east of Montauk Point, New York. The project was approximately 45% complete at the time of the suspension, with 44 of 84 monopile foundations already installed. The project is designed to provide renewable energy to approximately 600,000 New York homes and will connect to the electric grid at the Holbrook Substation in central Long Island. The preliminary injunction represents the fifth federal court ruling allowing offshore wind projects under construction to resume work following suspension orders issued in December 2025. Sunrise Wind stated it will resume construction work as soon as possible with safety as the top priority. More information can be found here.
