Federal Judge Jamar Walker Clears Dominion Energy to Resume Offshore Wind Project Construction
A federal judge allowed Dominion Energy to resume its offshore wind project after a suspension. The ruling protects a major $9 billion energy investment.
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USDistrict Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued an order on January 16, 2026, allowing Dominion Energy to resume construction on its $11.2 billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. This ruling represents the third legal defeat this week for the USInterior Department and its efforts to halt offshore wind development. The decision provides immediate relief for the utility, which has already invested nearly $9 billion in the massive renewable energy facility.
USDistrict Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued an order on January 16, 2026, allowing Dominion Energy to resume construction on its $11.2 billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. This ruling represents the third legal defeat this week for the USInterior Department and its efforts to halt offshore wind development. The decision provides immediate relief for the utility, which has already invested nearly $9 billion in the massive renewable energy facility.The project was halted on December 22, 2025, when the administration of Donald Trump donald trumpsuspended five wind projects currently under construction in federal waters. The USInterior Department cited classified national security risks related to potential radar interference from wind farm operations as the basis for the suspension. However, in his Friday ruling, Jamar Walkernoted that the stop-work order was too broad to address the specific circumstances of the project managed by Dominion Energy. The judge highlighted that the risks described by the government focused on wind farm operations rather than the actual construction activities.
