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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Hilary Beaumont

Is Trump winning or losing his war on offshore wind power?

wind turbine parts on a pier
The Revolution Wind offshore wind turbine project in New London, Connecticut. Photograph: Brian Snyder/Reuters

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 windfarms 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 3.5m homes.

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