Wind Energy: The Case against the Biden & Trump Governing Principles and the Establishment of a Clean, Reliable, and Affordable Energy
The states claim that by stopping federal approvals for wind energy projects, President Trump interfered with their ability to provide cheap electricity to residents and reduce pollution. Billions of dollars of investments they’ve made in infrastructure, workforce development, and supply chains for wind energy are at risk, they contend.
The New York Attorney General said that the administration is damaging one of America’s fastest-growing sources of clean, reliable, and affordable energy.
The Trump administration, meanwhile, is framing the lawsuit as a partisan attack. The White House said in an email that Democrats are using lawfare to stop President Trump from working on a popular energy agenda. Americans in blue states are not responsible for the radical climate agenda of the Democrats.
“The American people voted for the president to restore America’s energy dominance, and Americans in blue states should not have to pay the price of the Democrats’ radical climate agenda,” Rogers said in a statement to The Associated Press.
The Biden administration saw offshore wind as a climate change solution, setting national goals, holding lease sales and approving nearly a dozen commercial-scale projects. Trump is reversing those energy policies. He says it’s necessary for the US to have the lowest cost energy and electricity in the world, because it’s caused by fossil fuels.
The Trump administration took a more aggressive step against wind in April when it ordered the Norwegian company Equinor to halt construction on Empire Wind, a fully permitted project located southeast of Long Island, New York, that is about 30% complete. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said it appeared the Biden administration rushed the approval.
The coalition includes Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington and Washington, D.C. They say they’ve invested hundreds of millions of dollars collectively to develop wind energy and even more on upgrading transmission lines to bring wind energy to the electrical grid.
Large, ocean-based wind farms are the linchpin of state plans to shift to renewable energy, particularly in populous East Coast states with limited land. A year ago today, the nation’s first commercial offshore wind farm opened in New York. A small wind farm is located in waters controlled by Rhode Island.
Elsewhere, political leaders are trying to rapidly increase wind energy. U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a major investment in wind power in April while hosting an international summit on energy security. Nova Scotia plans to offer offshore wind energy lease by 2030, according to the province’s premier, Tim Houston.
Hell or High Water (When Disaster Hits Home), a radio program covering oil and gas interests in the United States, and the order to halt work is illegal
A senior reporter with a decade of experience covering energy and the environment. Hell or High Water: When Disaster hits Home is a radio show she hosts.
Oil and gas interests contributed $75 million to Trump’s election campaign. The president has also continued to spread misinformation that falsely links offshore wind projects to whale deaths without evidence.
In our opinion, the order to halt work is illegal. The president and CEO of Equinor said in a press release that this is a question of Rights and Obligations granted under legally issued permits and security of investments based on valid approvals.
