A U.S. federal judge in Massachusetts is set to hear arguments on Tuesday from lawyers representing Vineyard Wind 1, a joint venture between Iberdrola and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, seeking permission to complete construction of the nearly finished 806-megawatt offshore wind farm.
Work on Vineyard Wind 1 has been suspended since Dec. 22, when President Donald Trump’s administration ordered a halt to all five offshore wind projects under construction in U.S. waters.
Developers behind the affected projects have filed requests for injunctions to block enforcement of the shutdown order. Courts have so far granted relief to three projects: Ørsted’s 704-MW Revolution Wind, Equinor’s 810-MW Empire Wind 1 and Dominion Energy’s 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind.
Lawyers for Vineyard Wind 1 said the project is about 95% complete, with only one GE Vernova Haliade-X 13-MW turbine left to install, along with replacement blade sets for 10 turbines.
DEME’s Sea Installer vessel, which is contracted to the project, is scheduled to remain on site until March 31 and is expected to depart thereafter.
The developers argue that allowing final works to proceed would avoid further delays and additional costs associated with remobilising installation vessels and crews at a later date.
The court has not yet indicated when it will rule on the request.
