Empire Wind 1 will be the first offshore wind project to deliver electricity directly to New York City. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum ordered construction on Empire Wind to stop on April 16, despite the fact that it had been approved in 2024. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the White House has agreed to allow the project to move forward. Burgum said he was encouraged Hochul’s willingness to move forward on natural gas pipeline capacity. File: The wind farm in the Baltic Sea 35 kilometres northeast of Rügen is a joint venture of the Essen-based energy group Eon and the Norwegian shareholder Equinor. Bernd Wüstneck | Picture Alliance | Getty Images
Norwegian energy company Equinor will resume construction on its offshore wind farm in New York, after the Trump administration lifted its order to halt work on the project.
Empire Wind 1 will be the first offshore wind project to deliver electricity directly to New York City. The Interior Department under the Biden administration approved the project last year after Equinor signed a lease issued by