Trump Administration Announces Change to Offshore Wind Construction

President Donald Trump’s Department of the Interior is pausing offshore wind project construction due to “national security risks.”

“Due to national security concerns identified by the Department of War, Interior is PAUSING leases for 5 expensive, unreliable, heavily subsidized offshore wind farms!” Interior Secretary Doug Burgum wrote on X.

“ONE natural gas pipeline supplies as much energy as these 5 projects COMBINED,” Burgum added. “POTUS is bringing common sense back to energy policy & putting security FIRST!”

In a press release obtained by Fox Digital, Interior said the pause will “give the Department, along with the Department of War and other relevant government agencies, time to work with leaseholders and state partners to assess the possibility of mitigating the national security risks posed by these projects.”

Burgum aims to address risks like “the rapid evolution of the relevant adversary technologies, and the vulnerabilities created by large-scale offshore wind projects with proximity near our east coast population centers.”

Leases with Vineyard Wind1, Revolution Wind, CVOW, Sunrise Wind, and Empire Wind will be paused.

Shortly after Trump’s inauguration, he issued a memorandum temporarily stopping offshore wind energy leasing on federal waters and halting approvals, permits, and loans for all wind projects pending a comprehensive review.

During his campaign, Trump promised to end offshore wind energy projects “on day one.”

“We are going to make sure that that ends on day one,” he said. “I’m going to write it out in an executive order. It’s going to end on day one.”

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