The White House wants to pay more offshore wind developers to scrap their projects. (Financial Times)
A week after announcing the $1B lease reimbursement to TotalEnergies, the Interior is discussing similar deals with several offshore wind leaseholders. So far, the strategy appears more effective than the court-blocked work suspensions launched by the Trump administration last December.
The goal? Put the kibosh on the country’s remaining offshore wind projects and redirect the returned lease costs toward fossil fuel projects.Â
Another wind deterrent: The Trump administration is delaying onshore wind, too, by building up a backlog of once-routine military reviews. This play is holding up over 30 projects, or roughly 7.5 GW of capacity, the American Clean Power Association says.