🔒Revolution Wind seeks PURA clean-energy certification after surviving Trump shutdown attempts

Revolution Wind, a 704-megawatt offshore wind project that recently began delivering power to the New England grid, is seeking state approval that would allow its electricity to count toward Connecticut’s clean energy requirements. The project’s developer, Ørsted North America Inc., on April 10 applied to the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority for Class I renewable energy certification. The designation would allow utilities to use power from the project to meet the state’s clean energy mandates, which require an increasing share of electricity to come from renewable sources. Without that approval, the project’s power would not count toward those requirements, making it less valuable to Connecticut utilities and their customers, even as it supplies electricity to the regional grid. Revolution Wind began delivering carbon-free power on March 13, following a legal fight over federal stop-work orders issued by the Trump administration in August and December 2025 that cited national security concerns. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth blocked both orders, ruling the government had not shown a clear, immediate risk. Federal officials did not appeal by a March 13 deadline. The project is being built on a federal offshore lease covering about 83,800 acres off the Rhode Island coast. It is a joint venture between Ørsted and Global Infrastructure Partners’ Skyborn Renewables, and is supported by long-term contracts with utilities in Connecticut and Rhode Island. The PURA filing lists the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management as the leaseholder, with Ørsted as the project owner. Construction was about 90% complete as of March, and the project is expected to be fully operational later this year.