Offshore wind

Trump’s $1B offshore wind payout to TotalEnergies sparks legal concerns

Offshore wind and legal experts question whether Interior has the authority to reimburse the oil giant for canceled leases, especially if it taps taxpayer dollars.

By Maria Gallucci . 26 March 2026

Man in a dark suit and light shirt with glasses speaks into a mic while seated — Patrick Pouyanné, CEO of TotalEnergies, speaks during the CERAWeek energy conference in Houston on March 23, 2026. (Ronaldo Schemidt/AFP via Getty Images)

Offshore wind

Trump’s latest salvo to upend offshore wind: Pay firms not to build it

The administration will pay TotalEnergies $1B to end its offshore wind leases and invest in LNG exports. Critics say the move could make energy even more expensive.

By Maria Gallucci . 23 March 2026
Offshore wind

Offshore wind farms race toward completion despite Trump’s attacks

Trump is trying to kill offshore wind. But two big East Coast projects are poised to start producing power, and others are hitting key construction milestones.

By Maria Gallucci . 11 March 2026
Offshore wind

Offshore wind showed up big during the East Coast’s brutal cold

America’s two utility-scale offshore wind farms performed as well as gas power plants and better than coal in January — including during Winter Storm Fern.

By Maria Gallucci . 12 February 2026
Offshore wind

Sunrise Wind can proceed, ending Trump’s offshore wind ban — for now

A judge cleared New York’s Sunrise Wind to resume construction, completing a string of court victories for wind developers after Trump’s December stop-work order.

By Dan McCarthy . 2 February 2026
Clean energy

The 4 lessons New England’s grid can learn from Winter Storm Fern

Extreme cold and lots of snow revealed the electric system’s strengths and weaknesses as the region debates how to build a more reliable, affordable grid.

By Sarah Shemkus . 30 January 2026
Offshore wind

European nations are jointly plotting a massive offshore wind buildout

As the U.S. tries to crush its offshore wind industry, 10 countries agree to work together to install 100 gigawatts of offshore turbines in the North Sea.

By Alexander C. Kaufman . 28 January 2026
Offshore wind

America’s offshore wind farms get back to work after court victories

Ørsted, Equinor, and Dominion Energy have resumed construction on their massive offshore wind projects, nearly a month after Trump forced them to hit pause.

By Maria Gallucci . 22 January 2026
Politics

Trump’s energy agenda had a tough week in court

It started with an order to restore climate funding for blue states, and ended today with yet another judge saying Trump can't halt offshore wind construction.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 16 January 2026
Offshore wind

Judge blocks Trump’s latest pause on a major offshore wind farm

The ruling allows Ørsted to resume work on its Revolution Wind project near Rhode Island after the Trump administration’s “unreasonable” suspension order.

By Maria Gallucci, Dan McCarthy . 13 January 2026
Politics

How Trump’s offshore wind halt is derailing his party’s energy agenda

Construction on every U.S. offshore wind farm is on pause — and so are Congress’ once-promising negotiations on energy-permitting reform.

By Kathryn Krawczyk . 9 January 2026