PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — The U.S. Department of Interior ordered any ongoing activity related to the Revolution Wind Project to stop Friday.

In a letter to leadership at Orsted, the acting director of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said the Department of Interior wants concerns addressed before any work can resume.

Acting Director Matthew Giacona said these concerns have been identified as part of a review of offshore wind projects mandated by the president.

Specific concerns include protection of the environment and national security interests, Giacona said.

Orsted completed installation of the project’s first offshore wind turbine in September 2024.

At the time, the company hailed it as a “historic moment for Rhode Island and Connecticut’s first large-scale offshore wind far

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