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US Judge Refuses to Release GE Vernova From $4.5 Billion New England Wind Project

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A Massachusetts judge has refused to release GE Vernova (GEV) from its contractual work on a $4.5 billion wind farm in New England, saying it should instead raise its dispute with developer Vineyard Wind to arbitration.

Suffolk County Superior Court Judge Peter Krupp noted that nothing had materially changed since he had passed the injunction in April, allowing Vineyard Wind to pursue its legal dispute in court for immediate relief.

Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Spain's Iberdrola and Denmark's Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, had sued GE Vernova after the company had issued a notice threatening to terminate its agreement due to non-payment of $360 million.

The company had argued that GE Vernova's decision to exit its 62-turbine, 806-megawatt project would threaten its commercial viability.

In his judgment, Krupp noted that the project relied on GE's "expertise and proprietary know-how to bring the turbines up to operational capacity," thus putting it in jeopardy if the company, its employees, and subcontractors decided to walk out abruptly.

Vineyard Wind had argued that it was entitled to withhold payments from GE Vernova after one of its turbine blades collapsed and fell into the waters of Nantucket in 2024.

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