Trump administration has spent nearly $4B to cancel offshore wind farms
In Brief Posted: 8:11 AM PDT · August 7, 2026 Image Credits:Scott Eisen / Getty Images Tim De Chant Trump administration has spent nearly $4B to cancel offshore wind farms The Trump administration is paying another $1.2 billion to cancel an offshore wind lease, this time to German utility RWE. The energy company said in an announcement that the wind farms would have been built off the coasts of California, Louisiana, and New York. Instead, RWE will spend $900 million to buy a small stake in a Louisiana liquid natural gas export terminal.
- ▪In Brief Posted: 8:11 AM PDT · August 7, 2026 Image Credits:Scott Eisen / Getty Images Tim De Chant Trump administration has spent nearly $4B to cancel offshore wind farms The Trump administration is paying another $1.2 billion to cancel an
- ▪The energy company said in an announcement that the wind farms would have been built off the coasts of California, Louisiana, and New York.
- ▪Instead, RWE will spend $900 million to buy a small stake in a Louisiana liquid natural gas export terminal.
3 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 22 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Trump administration to pay German firm $1.22bn to cut offshore wind leases — The Guardian — World
- ▪ Trump Administration to Pay RWE to Cancel Wind Leases — NYT — Science
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In Brief Posted: 8:11 AM PDT · August 7, 2026 Image Credits:Scott Eisen / Getty Images Tim De Chant Trump administration has spent nearly $4B to cancel offshore wind farms The Trump administration is paying another $1.2 billion to cancel an offshore wind lease, this time to German utility RWE. The energy company said in an announcement that the wind farms would have been built off the coasts of California, Louisiana, and New York. Instead, RWE will spend $900 million to buy a small stake in a Louisiana liquid natural gas export terminal. The New York wind farm would have generated more than 3 gigawatts, according to Heatmap News. The remaining $300 million will go toward buying natural gas turbines to power 15 peaking power plants around the country.
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