The Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs (CRCJ) is sounding the alarm after the Trump Administration issued a sudden stop-work order on the nearly completed Revolution Wind offshore wind project. Already more than 80% built, the project was set to power 350,000 homes, stabilize energy prices for decades, and deliver over 1,000 good union jobs in Connecticut. Instead, this federal action threatens to derail years of progress, put working families at risk, and stall our region’s clean energy future.
In our official statement, joined by Governor Ned Lamont, Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, New London Mayor Michael Passero, union leaders, and ISO-NE, we make clear: stopping Revolution Wind is a direct attack on workers, consumers, and the state’s economic future.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 26, 2025
Contact: Sydney Barnwell, [email protected]
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CONNECTICUT ROUNDTABLE ON CLIMATE AND JOBS DENOUNCES STOP WORK ORDER ON OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT
Following a baseless federal stop-work order, the Revolution Wind offshore wind project off the coast of Connecticut and Rhode Island has stopped construction. The Connecticut Roundtable on Climate & Jobs issued the following response:
(Hartford, CT) – The Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs (CRCJ) strongly condemns today’s Trump Administration order halting construction on the Revolution Wind offshore wind project, a critical clean energy development already more than 80 percent complete. The loss of the Revolution Wind project would be catastrophic for Connecticut, particularly for the workers who have been training for this industry and counting on the paychecks and job security Revolution Wind was supposed to provide.
Revolution Wind created hundreds of union jobs for infrastructure improvements, and over 100 long-term jobs marshaling and assembling turbines at our very own New London State Pier. The project was on track to power 350,000 homes across Connecticut and Rhode Island, providing stable electricity prices locked in for 20 years, and securing New England’s energy future. Instead, this abrupt stop-work order threatens to derail years of progress, jeopardize billions in investment, and devastate working families across the region.
Key Impacts of the Stop-Work Order:
- Over 1,000 local union jobs and hundreds more slated for offshore work this year are at immediate risk.
- 17 American vessels are sidelined and 1700 shipbuilding jobs in Gulf states are at risk.
- Career training programs, including those at the Community College of Rhode Island, are disrupted, jeopardizing pathways for future workers.
- Connecticut families could see higher electricity bills as the promised clean energy supply is delayed.
Recent polling conducted by Turn Forward underscores just how strongly Connecticut residents back offshore wind. Seven in ten voters in the state view offshore wind favorably, with the top reason for support being its ability to stabilize energy prices and prevent future spikes. This data makes clear that Connecticut voters not only want projects like Revolution Wind completed, but also understand their importance in protecting families from rising energy costs.
We must not shy away from energy technologies of the future, but double down in our commitment to building them with a strong union workforce. Connecticut workers remain committed to building a resilient, pro-worker clean energy future, and in coastal states like ours, this must include offshore wind.
Revolution Wind is a homegrown New England project, and we nee ,d it completed so Connecticut ratepayers can reap the benefits. Federal leaders should honor their commitments and allow this nearly finished project to deliver the clean energy and union jobs our region was promised.
“We will overcome this challenge. This facility, this great project will, god willing, be back underway quickly, and we’ll put our folks back to work.” – New London Mayor Michael Passero
“It’s nuts, crazy, insane to stop the project that is 80% completed and will save hundreds of millions of dollars for consumers. In fact, canceling it will drive electricity prices higher. It is vital to our energy independence and, therefore, our national security, and it is critical to hundreds of skilled jobs. This project is a win-win-win. This Trump Administration action is a lose-lose-lose.” – US Senator Richard Blumenthal
“This is a visionary project…this is a project that will go down in history when it is finished.” – US Senator Chris Murphy
“Let us finish what we started. Let’s get back to work.” – Keith Brothers, Vice President, CT AFL-CIO
“This political move by the Trump administration will drive up the cost of electricity bills and contradicts everything the administration has told us. It wastes years of state investment in renewable energy designed to diversify our energy supply and lower costs for families and businesses. The project, which was on track to be completed early next year, would have powered more than 350,000 homes across Connecticut and Rhode Island while creating good-paying, clean energy jobs. All of that is now at risk. We are working closely with Rhode Island to save this project because it represents exactly the kind of investment that reduces energy costs, strengthens regional production, and builds a more secure energy future – the very goals President Trump claims to support but undermines with this decision.”– Governor Ned Lamont
“Connecticut union workers have already poured more than two million hours into this project,” said Dan McInerney, Chair of CRCJ and Business Manager of IBEW Local 488. “They’ve built the foundations, installed most of the turbines, and trained for the future of offshore wind. To pull the plug now is not just an attack on clean energy, it’s an attack on our workers, our families, and our state’s economic future.”
“As demand for electricity grows, New England must maintain and add to its energy infrastructure. Unpredictable risks and threats to resources—regardless of technology—that have made significant capital investments, secured necessary permits, and are close to completion will stifle future investments, increase costs to consumers, and undermine the power grid’s reliability and the region’s economy now and in the future.” —ISO NE
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