Revolution Wind is back on track for completion next year after a federal judge lifted a Trump administration stop-work order on Monday, the governors of Connecticut and Rhode Island said at a news conference in New London on Tuesday.

New London’s State Pier is the staging area for the construction of Revolution Wind, which is located in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the two states.

Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont said the resumption of construction on the $5 billion offshore wind project by Danish developer Orsted is a big deal for the region’s electricity grid.

“This is going to represent 720 megawatts. This is going to represent 350,000 homes,” he said.

And that would help ratepayers.

“When the wind turbines are spinning in less than a year, it’s going to bring down the pri

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