Thousands of jobs are in jeopardy after the White House halted construction on a nearly complete wind farm in Rhode Island, the latest volley by the Trump administration against wind power.

Danish clean energy company Ørsted, one of the project’s developers, received an order late Friday from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to immediately halt work on a wind project off the coast of Rhode Island that was 80% complete. Acting BOEM Director Matthew Giacona cited “concerns related to the protection of national security interests of the United States,” but did not mention specifics.

Those involved in the project say pulling the plug threatens not only higher energy costs for residents, but thousands of jobs.

The wind project supports “more than 2,500 US jobs across constructi

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