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Offshore wind farms take shape along Rhode Island's coast, even as Trump wants to stop them
The administration has paused work on projects under construction and ordered extra reviews as five East Coast wind farms near completion or operate.
- On Thursday, massive offshore wind turbines roughly three times the height of the Statue of Liberty were spinning off the coast of Rhode Island, sending clean electricity to the region even as President Donald Trump seeks to end the United States offshore wind industry.
- Trump returned to office and ordered a temporary halt to leasing and permitting for wind energy projects; his administration paused construction on wind farms and arranged a $1 billion payout to a French energy company to abandon offshore development.
- Revolution Wind is more than 90% complete and recently began delivering power to the New England grid, while Vineyard Wind finished construction in March and will soon power over 400,000 Massachusetts homes and businesses.
- "Whether the president is enthusiastic about it or not, we have massive energy projects" near completion, said Jason Grumet, CEO of the American Clean Power Association, characterizing the industry's significant scale.
- On Tuesday, federal judges struck down some administration policies slowing clean energy development, even as industry advocates warn that limited options in coastal states for new energy projects are driving up utility bills for consumers.
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Offshore wind farms take shape off RI coast, even as Trump works to stop them
Offshore wind turbines roughly three times the height of the Statue of Liberty were spinning far off the coast of Rhode Island on Thursday, sending clean electricity to the region. Wind farms are taking shape and operating along the East Coast, even as President Donald Trump seeks to end the U.S. offshore wind industry. He often talks about his hatred of wind power and calls turbines ugly. The Associated Press traveled roughly 100 miles and saw …
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Offshore wind farms take shape along Rhode Island's coast, even as Trump wants to stop them
Offshore wind turbines roughly three times the height of the Statue of Liberty were spinning off the coast of Rhode Island on Thursday, sending clean electricity to the region.
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