Three energy developers are in court this week challenging the Trump administration’s freeze of their offshore wind projects, while President Donald Trump says his goal is to not let any windmills be built.
Danish energy company Orsted, Norwegian company Equinor, and Dominion Energy Virginia each sued to ask the courts to vacate and set aside the administration’s December 22 order to freeze five big projects on the East Coast over national security concerns. Orsted’s hearing is first, scheduled for Monday on its Revolution Wind project. Orsted is building Revolution Wind with partner Skyborn Renewables to provide power to Rhode Island and Connecticut.
The administration did not reveal specifics about its national security concerns, but Trump said Friday while meeting with oil industry executives about investing in Venezuela that wind farms are losers. He said they lose money, destroy the landscape and kill birds.
I’ve told my people we will not approve windmills, Trump said. Maybe w​Three energy developers are in court this week challenging the Trump administration’s freeze of their offshore wind projects, while President Donald Trump says his goal is to not let any windmills be built.
Danish energy company Orsted, Norwegian company Equinor, and Dominion Energy Virginia each sued to ask the courts to vacate and set aside the administration’s December 22 order to freeze five big projects on the East Coast over national security concerns. Orsted’s hearing is first, scheduled for Monday on its Revolution Wind project. Orsted is building Revolution Wind with partner Skyborn Renewables to provide power to Rhode Island and Connecticut.
The administration did not reveal specifics about its national security concerns, but Trump said Friday while meeting with oil industry executives about investing in Venezuela that wind farms are losers. He said they lose money, destroy the landscape and kill birds.
I’ve told my people we will not approve windmills, Trump said. Maybe w ​Latest News [ SOBAN NEWS: International and National ]
