The Case Against Offshore Wind Is Already Crumbling
CleanTechnica••business
Key Points:
- On December 22, the Trump administration issued a stop-work order on five offshore wind farms along the Atlantic Coast, citing a national security emergency, but later admitted no such emergency exists.
- Previous attempts by Trump to halt offshore wind projects, including orders in April and August 2024, were quickly reversed or struck down by courts, undermining the administration’s efforts.
- Governors of affected states, except Virginia’s Glenn Youngkin, demanded classified briefings on the alleged emergency, while projects like Vineyard Wind continued operations under clarified permissions from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
- Dominion Energy sued to resume work on the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, arguing the stop-work order lacked rational basis and violated regulations, highlighting the conflict between federal actions and state
