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David Jordan

New critique of offshore wind clawbacks: Taxpayers lose out

The Trump administration’s buyouts of offshore wind leaseholders to stifle the nascent clean energy projects have drawn plenty of criticism from Democrats and environmental groups.

Now comes a new argument from a nonpartisan watchdog group: Taxpayers are taking it on the chin from the controversial lease deals — which cost the Treasury nearly $4 billion without yet demonstrating a return on the intended alternative investments in more traditional energy projects.

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