Ms. Hochul and New Jersey’s governor, Phil Murphy, also a Democrat, have championed the development of offshore wind as a solution to their states’ rapidly growing demand for electricity. Their plans were critical components of the Biden administration’s goal of generating 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030.

The Trump administration ordered Equinor to stop construction on its New York offshore wind farm while the U.S. Interior secretary reviews the project.

The Trump administration has halted a massive New York offshore wind project as it conducts a financial and regulatory review of plans to erect towering turbines along the nation's coastlines. The Interior Department issued an order earlier this week calling for the immediate halt of construction on the Empire Wind Project