"The Virginia unit of Dominion Energy is among several companies suing the government over a Dec. 22 order suspending five East Coast wind projects for 90 days over unspecified national security concerns. Earlier this week, a federal judge ruled Norway's Orsted A/S can resume development of its project off Rhode Island and a different judge issued a similar ruling for Equinor ASA's Empire Wind project near New York."
"On Friday, the judge in Virginia echoed concerns expressed by other courts. Walker said the government had failed to demonstrate that the "national security risk is so imminent" that the Dominion project should be halted. He added that department's order was likely arbitrary and capricious and that further delays would cause irreparable harm to the company. Dominion shares rose 0.6% after the ruling to touch an intraday high of $61.50."
A federal judge in Norfolk granted a preliminary injunction allowing Dominion Energy to restart construction on its $11 billion offshore wind project off Virginia, citing likely arbitrariness in the Interior Department's stop-work order and potential irreparable harm from continued delays. The ruling represents the third recent court decision permitting East Coast offshore wind projects to resume despite a Dec. 22 suspension tied to unspecified national security concerns. The judge concluded the government failed to show an imminent national security risk. Dominion reported share gains after the ruling, while the White House said it will continue to contest offshore wind developments on security grounds.
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