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stop-work

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noun

  1. a temporary cessation of work as a form of protest

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The latest stop-work orders were issued just before Christmas and included Orsted’s Revolution Wind and Sunrise Wind projects.

From The Wall Street Journal

The wind division recorded higher-than-expected losses during 4Q, CFO Ken Parks says on an analyst call, after the U.S. government in December issued a stop-work order targeting the Vineyard Wind 1 project, located off Martha’s Vineyard.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dominion Energy is the only U.S. company of the three that were in court last week asking for a halt on the stop-work order.

From The Wall Street Journal

A federal judge in Virginia overturned a stop-work order, allowing Dominion Energy’s offshore wind farm to resume construction.

From Barron's

It is expected to start producing power in a matter of weeks and was on track to be completed by the end of this year before the stop-work order.

From Barron's