Revolution Wind

Revolution Wind is a 704 MW capacity offshore wind farm under construction off the coast of Rhode Island. The wind farm is located 15 nautical miles (28 km) southeast of Point Judith, Rhode Island, 32 nautical miles (59 km) southeast of Connecticut, and 12 nautical miles (22 km) southwest of Martha's Vineyard. Revolution Wind is located on the Outer Continental Shelf, in a federally-managed lease area (OCS-A 0486) governed by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). The lease area was acquired by Deepwater Wind New England in 2020, and subsequently segregated into Revolution Wind and South Fork Wind (OCS-A 0517). In August 2025, as part of the Trump Administration's anti-wind-power campaign, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued a stop-work order for construction at Revolution Wind, citing national security interests. In September 2025 a federal judge ruled that work could continue while the court case challenging the order file by the developer Ørsted US Offshore Wind proceeded.

The project originated as a joint venture between Ørsted, a Danish renewable energy company, and Eversource. In February, 2024, Eversource sold its 50 percent ownership to Global Investment Partners (GIP). The project is currently managed in partnership between Ørsted and Skyborn Renewables, a GIP portfolio company.

Revolution Wind will be composed of 65 Siemens Gamesa 11.0-200 DD turbines, each with a rated capacity of 11 MW. Power generated by these turbines is sent to the grid through a system of submarine cables, which connects to the onshore point of interconnection at Rhode Island's Quonset Business Park, located in North Kingstown. Energy is then sent through underground cables to Revolution's Davisville onshore substation. The project is the first multi-state offshore wind farm in the United States. It has signed two Power-Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to sell electricity to Rhode Island (400 MW) and Connecticut (304 MW). According to the developer, the project will generate enough electricity to meet the annual consumption of approximately 350,000 homes and will contribute to the creation of "1,200 direct construction jobs and thousands more indirect and induced jobs through investments in the local economy." Rhode Island state officials and Revolution Wind believe that the project will help the Rhode Island achieve its stated goal of reaching 100% renewable energy by 2033. According to Chris Kearns, the Commissioner of the Rhode Island Office of Energy Resources, Revolution Wind is crucial to the success of Rhode Island's Act on Climate, which aims to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Revolution Wind's development process spans over 15 years, from beginning environmental assessment in 2011, to securing the lease in 2013, and acquiring approvals and beginning construction in 2023. The first turbine was successfully installed in September 2024. According to the developer, Revolution Wind's turbines are expected to be fully operating in Q2 2026. BOEM issued a stop work order for Revolution Wind's construction in August 2025. In September 2025, a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction that the stop-work order was likely unlawful; by October, Ørsted announced that work had fully resumed and reaffirmed a Q2 2026 completion date.