Revolution Wind, Rhode Island’s first large-scale offshore wind project, was put on ice by the Trump administration Friday, which ordered developers to immediately stop construction. The project is already 80% completed,

Rhode Island leaders are opposing the Trump administration’s order to pause the Revolution Wind project. The project was placing offshore wind farms 15 miles off the Rhode Island coast and was expected to be in use by next year.

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management stopped all activity related to the 704-megawatt wind farm that has contracts to deliver power to RI and CT.