Wind Energy – Trump Admin
The Trump administration quietly missed the final deadline to appeal the court rulings that let five US East Coast offshore wind projects keep building.
Five offshore wind projects (Vineyard Wind, Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, Revolution Wind, Sunrise Wind, and Empire Wind) have peppered energy headlines since December, when Interior Secretary Doug Burgum issued stop-work orders on all five, citing classified national security.
All five developers sued. All five won preliminary injunctions by early February.
Burgum vowed to appeal, then quietly let the deadline lapse last week.
The five wind farms can now proceed with construction and come online as planned.
Collectively, they’ll be capable of generating enough electricity to power over 2 million homes.
