The broader case remains pending in federal court.
A federal judge has denied US Wind’s request for a preliminary injunction, ruling that the offshore wind developer failed to show that the federal government has taken a final agency action that would justify court intervention at this stage.
The legal battle over an offshore wind project off Delmarva rages on. US Wind has filed a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s decision to revoke previously approved permits for its offshore wind project.
The Trump administration ordered the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to halt construction on the Empire Wind project off New York’s coast. The project, which was set to begin May 1, has been paused due to what the administration called “serious deficiencies” in the permitting process.
Under its U.S. subsidiary, Skipjack Offshore Energy LLC, Danish-based power company Ørsted has purchased a 64-acre property near Harbeson for $5.2 million.
The Sussex County Council denied a conditional use request that would've allowed U.S. Wind, through its subsidiary Renewable Redevelopment, LLC, to build a major electrical substation near the Indian River Power Plant.
Fenwick Island's town council voted unanimously Friday afternoon to join a lawsuit with the Town of Ocean City against the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management regarding the Maryland Offshore Wind Project.
International energy company Equinor has won a major bid to develop an offshore wind farm about 26 miles from the mouth of the Delaware Bay.
The Town of Ocean City has announced that if the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) gives a favorable record of decision to US Wind's offshore wind project, that they will sue BOEM.