Trump “Stop Work” on CT Offshore Energy Project Condemned by Labor and Climate Groups

 

Immediately following a stop work order by the Trump administration halting construction of the Revolution Wind offshore energy project designed to power 350.000 homes in Connecticut and Rhode Island, demands to continue work came forward from the labor movement, Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs and elected officials. 

“We call on the Trump Administration to reverse this order immediately and let union workers finish the job of building America’s energy infrastructure,” said CT AFL CIO president Ed Hawthorne and Rhode Island AFL CIO president Patrick Crowley adding that “this project is 80% complete, has already created over 1,000 union jobs and 2 million hours of union work, and was fully permitted under federal and state law. Halting it now leaves hundrfeds of workers unemployed and thousands more at risk.”

They concluded that “This stoppage undermines energy security for New England families, raises energy prices, and denies economic opportunities for years to come.”

The Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs (CRCJ) also strongly condemned the order saying, “ 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.”

They concluded, “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. Federal leaders should honor their commitments and allow this nearly finished project to deliver the clean energy and union jobs our region was promised.”