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Trump Scoring Victories as he Goes Tilting at Wind Turbines
The Trump administration has ordered all offshore wind generation construction halted and has stalled some onshore wind projects.
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Solar Power Continues to Make Gains, but Slowdown Expected in 2026
The degree of risk and uncertainty springing from indifferent or outright obstructive new federal policies in 2025 has trimmed planned solar deployment.
Ørsted
All U.S. Offshore Wind Construction Halted
An announcement by the U.S. Department of Interior said the Department of Defense had identified wind farms as national security risks and is pausing offshore wind leases.
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Permitting Bill Runs into Difficulty Involving Offshore Wind
House Republicans amended the SPEED Act on its way to a floor vote, in order to allow the Trump administration to keep repealing Biden-era permits for offshore wind, which led renewable energy groups to drop support for the bill.
CAISO
FERC Approves Incentives, Tariff for SWIP-North
FERC granted Great Basin Transmission’s request for incentives and a transmission owner tariff for its SWIP-North line – rejecting arguments that the project no longer makes sense with the cancellation of the Lava Ridge wind farm. 
BLM
Interior Throws Curveball at Esmeralda Solar Projects, but Denies Cancellation
The fate of a 6.2-GW cluster of solar energy projects in western Nevada is uncertain following the Bureau of Land Management’s decision to break the group into individual projects for review.
Nebraska Public Power District
Trump Administration Takes Actions to Grow Coal’s Role on the Grid
Three cabinet-level agencies announced coordinated policies that are meant to improve coal's position in the energy system by improving power plants, cutting environmental regulations and increasing mining of the fuel.
The Williams Cos.
N.Y. Backs Utility Plan Relying on NESE Gas Pipeline
A controversial natural gas pipeline proposal got a boost as the New York Public Service Commission approved the long-term plan for the state’s largest gas delivery system.
BOEM
BOEM Seeks to Vacate Maryland Offshore Wind Approval
BOEM is formally seeking to vacate approval of the US Wind project off the Maryland coast, saying it made errors in granting the approval.
SouthCoast Wind Energy
Interior Reconsidering Approval of Two OSW Projects
In an Aug. 29 filing in federal court in Washington, D.C., the Department of the Interior said it intends to reconsider its approval of the construction and operations plan for SouthCoast Wind off the New England coast.

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