Trump Admin halts 6 GW of offshore wind leases
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Equinor ASA and Orsted A/S said they are engaging with US authorities over security concerns tied to their offshore wind projects, after the Trump administration issued another round of work suspension orders.
Update: High wind warning affecting S. Oregon until early Wednesday evening – gusts may reach 70 mph
On Tuesday at 11:06 a.m. an updated high wind warning was issued by the National Weather Service valid from 10 p.m. until Wednesday 4 p.m. for Klamath Basin, Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County and Central and Eastern Lake County.
High wind warning for Northern California until early Wednesday morning – winds gusting up to 65 mph
Northern California is included in a high wind warning released by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 12:55 p.m. The warning is valid from 4 p.m. until Wednesday Dec. 24, at 4 a.m.
IF some of the stronger wind forecasts are correct, this will be a devastating wind storm in the Willamette Valley and at least parts of Portland metro area. We’ll hope that’s not the case
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont blasted the Trump administration’s order halting work on offshore wind projects, saying it will undermine attempts to lower power bills.
Like any industry, wind energy has had its good and bad years. But 2025 may be one of the worst: a toxic stew of major policy reversals, corporate upheaval and sub‑par generation in key markets.
In the latest blow to the US offshore wind industry, the Trump administration announced Monday it is suspending the federal leases for all large offshore wind projects currently under construction, citing unspecified national security risks.
Yosemite is under a wind advisory which was released by the National Weather Service on Monday at 7:01 p.m. The advisory is valid from Tuesday 4 p.m. until Thursday Dec. 25, at 4 p.m.