The Trump administration on Friday issued an order stopping all the activities of a wind power project in Road Island, which could supply electricity to 350,000 homes.
Ocean Energy Management Bureau (BOEM) One letter The Danish company operating the project stated that the stop work order stated that the stop work order is “to address the concerns related to the security of national security interests of the United States and prevent interference with proper use of exclusive economic sector, high seas and regional seas.”
The letter stated, “You cannot resume activities until you inform you.”
The Kranti Pawan Project, an $ 1.5 billion plan approved under former President Biden, is 80 percent complete and is estimated to be expired by 2026. OrstedThe company says that it is “fully allowed, all necessary federal and state permits are secure.”
Friday’s order is the latest step by Trump administration Disintegrated air and solar projects. The Congress passed a large beautiful bill, which greatly limits the encouragement for renewable energy applicable to the inflation in Biden’s inflation.
Above it, Department of the Interior Last month announced that it would conduct strict review procedures for all wind and solar projects. The office of Internal Secretary Dag Bergam said that it would include grants, environmental impact and decisions on land leases.
This week, the administration also launched one National security check In imports of wind turbines. Why Pawan Turbine Import is considered a national security problem is not clear. However, the administration requested public comments about the impact of foreign government subsidy among other subjects.
The company said in a statement, “Ørsted is investing in US energy production, grid upgrades, port infrastructure, and a supply chain, including American ship -making and construction of more than 40 states,” the company said in a statement.
“Kranti Pawan is already appointing hundreds of local union workers, supporting the construction activities and offshore construction activities. ORSTED’s American offshore wind projects have a total of about 4 million labor union hours in total, 2 million of which are with the wind of revolution,” they continued.
Project was allowed In 2023 and 20 years of power procurement agreement. When fully manufactured, the project could provide electricity to hundreds of thousands of houses in Road Island and Connecticut. In May, Connecticut Attorney General, William Tong, and 17 other AG Case filed on administration On its efforts to restrict wind projects.
The company said on Friday, “ØRusted is evaluating the potential financial implications of this development, considering several scenarios including legal proceedings.”
The internal department did not immediately respond to the hill requests for comments.
Ørsted is another wind project in Road Island, named South forkWhich was approved in 2021 and was also part of the purpose of the Biden administration to start clean energy infection.
Kranti Pawan is the third project stopped by the Trump administration this year. In early August, internal department reversed approval for biden Lava ridge wind project In Idaho, which could supply 500,000 houses with electricity.
Bergam said in a press release in early August, “Gargantuan, incredible, intermittent energy projects hold the US back by attaining American energy dominance, gaining heavy weight on the American taxpayer and environment.”
In April, the internal department also stoppedEmpire 1 windProject of the Coast of Long Island, NY
