"Construction has resumed on four offshore wind mega-projects after they survived a near fatal attack by Donald Trump's administration thanks to rulings by federal judges. These are being seen as victories for clean energy amid a wider war being waged on it by the Trump administration. The wind farms are considered critical by grid planners as America faces an energy affordability crisis. Together, the four projects will contribute nearly five gigawatts of energy to the east coast, enough to power 3.5 million homes."
"In December, the Trump administration issued an order halting the construction of five offshore wind projects along the east coast, citing reasons of national security. On 9 January, during a White House meeting with oil and gas executives, the president said: My goal is to not let any windmill be built. They're losers. But in mid-January, federal judges rejected the administration's claims and allowed construction to resume on four of the five projects."
Federal judges rejected stop-work orders and allowed construction to resume on four of five east-coast offshore wind projects. Work resumed immediately on Vineyard Wind, Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind, Empire Wind 1 and Revolution Wind. Together the four projects will add nearly five gigawatts of capacity, enough to power about 3.5 million homes and address energy affordability concerns. The Trump administration had ordered a halt in December citing national security and radar interference concerns. Industry and legal observers said the national security rationale was a pretext and noted that projects already underwent significant reviews. Sunrise Wind remains under legal challenge with a pending court hearing.
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