Trump administration spends another $1.2 billion to kill offshore wind farm projects
The Trump administration has reached a deal with the German energy company RWE to cancel offshore wind leases and redirect funds to fossil fuel investments, worth over $1.2 billion dollars. This agreement is the fifth such deal in which the president and his team has paid big to cancel a green energy contract. The administration has now spent around $4 billion of taxpayer money to kill green energy projects, with critics arguing that this move will keep energy bills higher and harm the environment.
- ▪The Trump administration has paid RWE $1.2 billion to cancel offshore wind leases and redirect funds to fossil fuel investments.
- ▪RWE has agreed to spend $900 million to acquire a 16 percent stake in a Louisiana liquified natural gas project.
- ▪The administration has now spent around $4 billion of taxpayer money to kill green energy projects, including $1.1 billion to boost coal-based energy projects.
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Tomorrow Trump administration spends another $1.2 billion to kill offshore wind farm projects This is the fifth such deal in which the president and his team has paid big to cancel a green energy contract. By Lawrence Bonk Aug. 7, 2026 2:04 pm EST Unsplash/Nicholas Doherty The Trump administration has reached a deal with the German energy company RWE to cancel offshore wind leases and redirect funds to fossil fuel investments. This agreement is worth over $1.2 billion dollars. These funds are being drawn from the Department of the Interior which, in turn, is utilizing taxpayer dollars. Wind turbine projects will be cancelled near New York, California and Louisiana.
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