Global Infrastructure SherpaCourt rejects government request for Empire Wind stay, allowing Equinor's 810MW offshore wind project to continue
The 810MW Empire Wind offshore project, a multi-billion dollar investment by Equinor, will proceed off Long Island, New York, after a court denied a government stay request. This.
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- US district court denied a Trump administration request to delay judgment.
- Equinor's 810MW offshore wind project can proceed without further judicial delays.
- A prior injunction in January allowed construction to resume on the offshore wind array.
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The court is currently considering summary judgement on the administration’s 22 December stop-work order on the project after court issued an injunction against enforcement of the order in January. The Washington, D.C. court ruled: “The government's concern about potential future actions is too speculative, at this stage, for considerations of judicial economy to weigh in its favour.” The government argued: “Should BOEM, Empire Wind, and the Department of War be able to identify feasible mitigation measures to address the national security concerns, it is likely the parties would be able to explore a resolution of the present complaints beyond litigation.”
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