US EditionTrump administration halts five under-construction offshore wind projects, citing national security
The Interior Department suspended five East Coast offshore wind leases citing Pentagon-identified radar interference risks affecting national security and military readiness.
- On Monday, the Trump administration suspended federal leases for all large offshore wind projects under construction, pausing five Atlantic offshore wind projects including a massive Virginia offshore wind farm.
- In a news release, the U.S. Department of the Interior cited national security risks from recently completed classified reports attributed to the `Department of War`, highlighting turbine movement and light reflectivity as potential radar interference concerns.
- Several developers say the suspension imperils billions of dollars in investment and stalls nearly six gigawatts of new electricity, including a Virginia farm nearly 60% complete and delivering over two gigawatts—enough for around 660,000 homes.
- Trade groups argued companies worked with the Department of Defense for over a decade and a federal judge earlier this month vacated an executive order tied to the administration's re-evaluation, while clean-energy and fossil-fuel groups warned the move would kill jobs and raise electricity prices.
- Just last week, the regional grid operator reported record-high auction prices while mid-Atlantic states including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia face energy supply shortages and high electricity bills, though experts on turbine design say issues can be mitigated, as seen in Sweden last year.
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Trump halts wind power projects, citing ‘security’
What happenedThe Interior Department yesterday said it was “pausing — effective immediately” — all “large-scale offshore wind projects under construction” in the U.S. “due to national security risks” identified by the Pentagon in “recently completed classified reports.” The announcement effectively halts five wind energy projects off the East Coast from Virginia to New England, leaving just two operational wind farms in U.S. coastal waters.Who s…
With reference to national security, the US has suspended leases for several wind farms on the east coast. Democrats are talking about politically motivated action, the operators' shares are falling.
The U.S. government has announced the immediate suspension of several key offshore wind power projects on the east coast of the country, to a degree that has generated great impact on both the energy industry and the political and economic arena. The decision was communicated yesterday by the Department of the Interior, which pointed out concerns related to national security as the main reason to pause leases of these wind energy developments un…
Trump suspends US offshore wind licences citing ‘national security’
The Trump administration suspended leases on Monday for five large-scale offshore wind projects that are under construction off the US east coast over what it called national security concerns, sending shares of offshore wind companies plunging.
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