Offshore wind has no future in the U.S. under Trump administration, Interior Secretary says
Published Thu, Sep 11 20259:45 AM EDTUpdated Thu, Sep 11 20253:04 PM EDT
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said offshore wind farms have no future in the U.S. as a source of electricity generation.
The Department of the Interior is “taking a deep look” at five offshore wind farms that are under construction in the U.S., Burgum said Wednesday without naming the projects.
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Offshore wind has no future as a source of electricity generation in the U.S. under the Trump administration, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said at an energy conference in Italy this week.
“Under this administration, there is not a future for offshore wind because it is too expensive and not reliable enough,” Burgum told an audience at the Gastech conference in Milan on Wednesday.
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