STATEMENT OF DEMOCRATIC STATE SENATORS NORM NEEDLEMAN AND CHRISTINE COHEN ON THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S CANCELLATION TODAY OF MULTIPLE EAST COAST OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS, INCLUDING REVOLUTION WIND

State Senator Christine Cohen (D-Guilford), who is Senate Chair of the Transportation Committee, and Senator Norm Needleman (D-Essex), who is Senate Chair of the Energy & Technology Committee, issued the following statement today in response to the Trump Administration’s cancellation today of several East Coast offshore wind farm projects, including Revolution Wind.

The Revolution Wind project by Orsted is located off the Connecticut/Rhode Island coast. Over $100 million has been invested, the project is 80% complete, it is supporting more than 2,000 direct jobs in construction, manufacturing, and shipbuilding, and is expected when complete to provide 304 MW of power to Connecticut and 400 MW to Rhode Island.

“This decision by Donald Trump is anti-business, anti-environment, and anti-employee. Imagine the private sector pulling a contract when the work is 80% complete and $100 million has been invested. Imagine being told a few days before Christmas, don’t bother showing up for work tomorrow. Imagine the environmental impact of the loss of electrical capacity not being generated by nuclear power plants or natural gas. Imagine the impact on the State Pier, our Port Authority, shoreline transportation and Connecticut’s shipping-based economy. It is our sincere hope that this move by the  Republican Trump Administration will be defeated in court just like his last attack on wind power was. We also look forward to our Republican colleagues publicly condemning this action.”