In the early days of the Trump administration, California’s offshore wind supporters held out hope that their projects, still in the early development stages, would fly under the radar, even as the federal government attacked East Coast initiatives.

President Donald Trump’s administration has brought onshore ​wind development in the US to a near halt by denying key project approvals on national security grounds, the Financial Times has reported.

U.S. Interior officials have said the cancellations are beneficial for taxpayers and energy dependability. Projects tendered under the previous administration were deemed too costly and reliant on subsidies,

The Trump administration is spending nearly $2 billion to get energy companies to walk away from U.S. offshore wind projects.

US wind jumped 49% in 2025 and could hit 11 GW in 2026 as demand rises, despite permitting delays and higher costs.