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April 29, 2025

Offshore Wind Power

RWE
RWE Sets Conditions for Further U.S. Renewables Investment
RWE, which put a two-year pause on its U.S. offshore wind development efforts days after President Trump was re-elected, now is setting a higher bar for other renewables in the U.S. market.
Shutterstock
N.J. BPU Backs Wind, Solar Adjustments Amid Dissent
New Jersey’s Board of Public Utilities backed measures to keep on track one of its three remaining offshore wind projects and retool a large-scale solar incentive program.
Equinor
Feds Move to Halt Construction of Empire Wind 1
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum posted that he had directed BOEM to bring an immediate halt to all construction activities on the $7 billion project until it could undergo further review. 
Ørsted
GAO Study Flags Impacts of Offshore Wind Development
A GAO study concludes offshore wind energy development carries both positive and negative potential impacts and flags gaps in federal oversight of its development.
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NY Energy Summit: Slow and Cautious Progress Offshore
Updates on energy development efforts off the New York coastline did not gloss over President Donald Trump’s war on wind turbines but did not focus on it, either.
BOEM
Maine Floating OSW Negotiations Halted
The Maine PUC granted the request of Pine Tree Offshore Wind to suspend talks on a contract to support construction of a research project with up to 12 turbines with a capacity of up to 144 MW.
ISO-NE
ISO-NE Finds Potential to Connect 9,600 MW of OSW Without Tx Upgrades
A new analysis by ISO-NE shows about 9,600 MW of offshore wind may be able to connect to the New England transmission system without triggering the need for upgrades.
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NJ BPU Head Running Against the Clock
Christine Guhl-Sadovy, president of the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities, has a lot to do and little time to do it in.
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Fate of Wind Tower Manufacturing Site in Albany Uncertain
A longstanding project to build a wind tower manufacturing center in the Port of Albany has become uncertain under the Trump administration.
BOEM
EPA Puts Hold on Atlantic Shores OSW Permit
The EPA’s Environmental Appeals Board has granted the agency’s motion for a “voluntary remand” on the air quality permit for the project, essentially returning it to EPA for re-evaluation in light of President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order on offshore wind.

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