The president, who despises wind turbines, has paused federal permits and leasing for such projects, putting company plans in limbo.
States like New York and New Jersey won’t be able to meet ambitious renewable energy targets without offshore wind power.
Empire Wind 1 is located 15-30 miles southeast of Long Island and spans 80,000 acres. With a contracted capacity of 810 megawatts (MW), Empire Wind 1 is poised to be the first offshore wind project to connect to the New York City grid.
If it remains in place, the president’s order will add deep uncertainty to the future of a nascent industry that could provide tens of thousands of jobs and significant clean energy that the grid requires.
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States in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast were heavily betting on offshore wind to meet their future power needs.
Companies and public officials in the Northwest had high hopes that the offshore wind industry could inject great quantities of cash and jobs here.
The move follows President Trump’s executive order, on his first day in office Jan. 20, halting permitting for offshore wind.
The breakdown of the marine economy by industry reveals that the farming sector contributed 488.5 billion yuan, the manufacturing sector 3.77 trillion yuan, and the tertiary sector 6.28 trillion yuan. The combined added value of 15 major marine industries reached 4.37 trillion yuan, up 7.5 percent compared to 2023.
New York's utility regulator on Thursday granted a unit of Norwegian energy firm Equinor permission to build and operate transmission facilities for the company's Empire Wind 1 offshore wind farm under construction off the state coast.
A bill for New Hampshire to end all its oversight over the development of offshore wind energy cleared the House of Representatives Thursday. State Rep. James Summers, R-Newton, said the bill (HB 682) is in keeping with the actions of President Donald Trump,
The UK government unveiled reforms to speed up the rollout of renewable energy projects such as offshore wind as it targets a clean power system by 2030.