https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/trump-administration-pays-765-million-to-kill-more-offshore-wind-projects-including-one-off-californiaContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/trump-administration-pays-765-million-to-kill-more-offshore-wind-projects-including-one-off-californiahttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/trump-administration-pays-765-million-to-kill-more-offshore-wind-projects-including-one-off-california#u34915Fri, 07 Aug 2026 02:00:43 +0000The Trump administration reached a $1.22 billion settlement with RWE U.S. Offshore to terminate three offshore wind projects. This deal includes developments off the coasts of California, New York, and Louisiana. The total government expenditure to buy back offshore wind leases has now reached nearly $4 billion. This latest agreement follows previous buyouts of leases from Invenergy and a termination deal with Duke Energy in the Carolina Long Bay area. Some states have filed lawsuits in response to the administration's efforts to block wind energy development.Why it mattersPresident Trump https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/trump-administration-pays-765-million-to-kill-more-offshore-wind-projects-including-one-off-californiahttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/trump-administration-pays-765-million-to-kill-more-offshore-wind-projects-including-one-off-california#u25514Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:53:48 +0000The US government paid Invenergy $765 million to drop four offshore wind leases. This brings the total buyout cost for the administration to nearly $2.6 billion. The Department of the Interior also reached a deal with Duke Energy to terminate a lease in the Carolina Long Bay area.What's confirmed:The Trump administration paid Invenergy $765 million to abandon four offshore wind leases.Total buyout costs for the administration have reached nearly $2.6 billion.The Department of the Interior reached a settlement with Duke Energy to terminate its lease in the Carolina Long Bay area.Duke Energy wil https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/trump-administration-pays-765-million-to-kill-more-offshore-wind-projects-including-one-off-californiahttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/trump-administration-pays-765-million-to-kill-more-offshore-wind-projects-including-one-off-california#u15643Sat, 27 Jun 2026 08:16:15 +0000California is challenging a federal agreement to terminate an offshore wind project off its central coast. Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Energy Commission sent a notice of intent to sue on June 23. The state argues the deal threatens public investments and clean energy progress.What's confirmed:California Attorney General Rob Bonta and California Energy Commission Chair David Hochschild sent a Notice of Intent to Sue on Tuesday, June 23.The lawsuit targets an agreement between the U.S. Department of Interior and Golden State Wind LLC to terminate an offshore wind lease off Cali https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/trump-administration-pays-765-million-to-kill-more-offshore-wind-projects-including-one-off-californiahttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/trump-administration-pays-765-million-to-kill-more-offshore-wind-projects-including-one-off-california#u10435Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:07:04 +0000The Department of the Interior will pay developer Invenergy $765 million to abandon four offshore wind leases. This deal includes a project off the California coast. The payment is part of a broader strategy to dismantle Biden-era clean energy investments.What's confirmed:The Trump administration is paying Invenergy $765 million to cancel four offshore wind leases.One of the cancelled wind leases is located off the coast of California.This is the third deal of its kind struck by the Interior Department.The total amount spent to get companies to abandon offshore wind projects is reported as eit https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/trump-administration-pays-765-million-to-kill-more-offshore-wind-projects-including-one-off-californiahttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/trump-administration-pays-765-million-to-kill-more-offshore-wind-projects-including-one-off-california#u7219Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:40:50 +0000The Trump administration reached a settlement with Invenergy to scrap four offshore wind leases off the New York coast. The $765 million payment is part of a larger effort to buy back leases. Invenergy will use the money for geothermal projects and natural gas plants in five states.What's confirmed:The Trump administration agreed to pay Invenergy $765 million to terminate four offshore wind leases.Invenergy will use the funds for geothermal projects and natural gas plants in Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas, and Missouri.The leases being terminated are located off the coasts of New York.Still https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/trump-administration-pays-765-million-to-kill-more-offshore-wind-projects-including-one-off-californiahttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/trump-administration-pays-765-million-to-kill-more-offshore-wind-projects-including-one-off-california#u5730Sat, 20 Jun 2026 06:06:09 +0000The Trump administration reached a deal with developer Invenergy to terminate four offshore wind leases. The $765 million payment aims to discourage wind energy expansion in favor of fossil fuels. Invenergy will redirect these funds toward geothermal and natural gas projects.What's confirmed:The Trump administration will pay developer Invenergy $765 million to surrender four U.S. offshore wind leases.The cancelled leases include sites in the New York Bight, the Gulf of Maine, and off the Central Coast of California.Invenergy will redirect the investment toward geothermal and natural gas power