Vineyard Wind sues GE Vernova to block it from abandoning work on wind farm

After resuming construction, Vineyard Wind's 806-megawatt project off the coast of Martha's Vineyard in February became the first large-scale offshore wind farm in the United States to begin initial operations.

But days later, GE Renewables US, which designed, manufactured and installed Vineyard Wind's wind turbine generators, sent it a notice threatening to end their turbine supply agreement, the lawsuit said.

Vineyard Wind, in a complaint dated Wednesday, said GE did so citing a failure to pay amounts it was contractually due under their $1.3 billion contract. Vineyard Wind said it had exercised its right to withhold about $308 million as a result of GE's "admittedly poor performance", after one of its offshore blades in 2024 collapsed and fell into the waters off Nantucket, causing delays.