By Nichola Groom

(Reuters) -The Trump administration on Friday ordered Denmark’s Orsted to stop construction on an offshore wind project near Rhode Island that is 80% complete, according to a letter posted on the website of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

The move is the administration’s latest effort to hinder U.S. renewable energy development and is the second time this year the Interior Department, which oversees BOEM, has halted work on a major offshore wind project.

“Orsted is evaluating all options to resolve the matter expeditiously,” the company said in a statement, adding that it was reviewing the financial implications of the order and was considering legal action.

On his first day in office in January, President Donald Trump suspended new offshore wind leasing pending

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