Danish developer Ørsted has filed a legal challenge against the Trump administration, over the White House's decision to halt construction on a U.S. East Coast wind farm project in late-December.

The Guardian reports that the Trump administration ordered the developers for five wind farm projects to stop work on December 22. At the time, the White House cited national security concerns as the main motivation behind the move, but did not offer further explanation.

Ørsted filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on January 1, with the company seeking to restart one of the two U.S. wind projects it's currently responsible for. In its filing, Ørsted claimed that the stoppage could cause "substantial harm" to the company should it drag on. Ørsted estimates that the project is 90% complete, and was originally scheduled to start delivering power to American homes sometime in 2026.

Similar legal challenges were put forth by developers for two other U.S. wind farm projects, with Virginia-based Dominion Energy filing a lawsuit on December 23, and Norwegian developer Equinor doing the same on January 2. East Coast developer Avangrid is reportedly still considering whether to challenge the work stoppage, given that its wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts is already partly operational.