Courts and Congress Are Undoing Trump's War on Wind Power
By Felicity Bradstock - Jul 04, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT
Trump's administration paid TotalEnergies nearly $1 billion and Duke Energy $129 million to abandon offshore wind projects, redirecting the savings toward oil and gas.
A Pentagon freeze on wind farm reviews has stalled 106 projects worth an estimated $47 billion across 21 states, prompting a lawsuit from renewable energy groups.
Federal judges have repeatedly ruled against the administration, including restoring a tax credit rule for wind and solar projects this June.
There has been significant back-and-forth on offshore wind power in the United States. As part of ambitious plans for a green transition, the former Biden administration strongly supported offshore wind with both policy and federal funding. However, the Trump administration has since backtracked on U.S. wind energy goals, with President Trump openly opposing offshore wind. However, with greater political pushback from Congress and federal judges, it appears that progress on wind energy is hard to halt.
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