The Trump administration on Monday announced two more agreements to end offshore wind leases — a new effort to dismantle the industry in the United States.
As part of the new agreements, Bluepoint Wind off the coast of New York and Golden State Wind off California agreed to end their leases and the companies supporting those projects will instead make financial investments in “reliable conventional energy projects,” the Interior Department said Monday. The agreements follow a nearly $1 billion deal struck with TotalEnergies last month.
The announcement marks the latest escalation by the Trump administration against U.S. offshore wind after the administration suffered numerous legal setbacks against its efforts to stop projects already under construction. The projects rolled back today would receive dollar-for-dollar reimbursement for their offshore wind leases.
In a statement promoting the move, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Americans would no longer be “footing the bill” for intermittent energy projects.
