A federal judge sided with Sunrise Wind on Monday in its bid to lift the administration’s freeze on construction of the project.

Dominion Energy has reached another construction milestone for its wind farm project off the coast of Virginia Beach. Crews installed the first turbine tower — a massive cylinder around 482 feet above sea level — on Wednesday, Dominion spokesperson Jeremy Slayton said.

Empire Wind personnel announced they had received a preliminary court injunction that enables construction to move forward, for now.

The deal features 27 N163/6.X turbines with anti-icing systems and a service agreement for up to 25 years.

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