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   Thread: Consequences for individual wind parks

   Trump temporarily halts leasing and permitting for wind energy projects

   "Trump wants to increase drilling for oil and gas and has been hostile to renewable energy, particularly offshore wind."

   https://whyy.org/articles/trump-renewable-energy-offshore-wind-projects/

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     "A Virginia Beach wind farm already under construction will be spared the immediate effects of the order, said environmental experts and Dominion Energy officials.

     Woll said the order’s language seemed to indicate a willingness to go after existing leases. However, she noted that talking was one thing, while “having the legal foundation to actually do it is another.” "

     https://www.yahoo.com/news/virginia-beach-wind-farm-spared-190000448.html

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     "The president stopped building work on over 100,000 acres of clean energy infrastructure at the Lava Ridge Wind Project in Idaho via an executive order on Tuesday."

     https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-cancels-large-wind-farm-project-idaho-2018261

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     "The order withdraws the entire shelf for new or renewed offshore wind leasing, but does not affect either existing leases or leases in the continental shelf for oil and gas development."

     https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5097255-trump-freezes-offshore-wind-leases/

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     “In New England, we’ve got about 6.5 gigawatts of #OffshoreWind energy that is already leased and already permitted, and which would be unaffected by anything in this order — at least for now,” Sinding Daly said.

     The projects could face challenges in the future, however. Trump’s order instructs federal officials to review the “ecological, economic, and environmental necessity of terminating or amending any existing wind energy leases.” "

     https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/01/22/trump-wind-executive-order-massachusetts-vineyard-wind

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     "Vineyard Wind and SouthCoast Wind’s 11th-hour Biden administration approvals will be hard to undo. "

     https://newbedfordlight.org/trump-order-targets-offshore-wind-but-stopping-projects-in-progress-wont-be-easy/

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     "Of onshore wind projects, 99% are on private land, so they cannot be blocked by federal action," the Natural Resources Defense Council said.

     https://www.axios.com/2025/01/22/trump-wind-order-offshore-onshore

     "Wind is the largest U.S. source of renewable power and provides 10% of the nation's electricity."