Transportation Dept. takes more wind out of offshore wind
By
Craig Rucker
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September 25th, 2025
The Department of Transportation recently scuttled $679 million in federal funding for coastal port projects intended to support the heavily subsidized offshore wind industry. The money will instead be used for much-needed traditional infrastructure and shipbuilding.
It’s a tiny fraction of the tens of billions spent or committed to wind and solar energy projects. But the cuts reinforce President Trump’s determination to end federal funding for this expensive form of electricity from offshore turbines that generate power only 35 to 40 percent of the time.
Where will people get their electricity during the other 100 hours each week? If oil and natural gas are locked in the ground, where will they get their paints, plastics, pharmaceuticals, synthetic fibers, and cosmetics — the 6,000-plus products that come from petrochemicals—including wind turbine blades?
https://www.cfact.org/2025/09/25/transportation-dept-takes-more-wind-out-of-offshore-wind/
