California Investigates Trump Administration's Deal to End an Offshore Wind Project
The state seeks records on a payout tied to the project’s lease exit and says the move could affect energy planning, jobs and supply chains.
- On Monday, April 27, Ocean Winds North America agreed to terminate its federal lease for the Golden State Wind project off Morro Bay, California, accepting a payout from the Department of the Interior.
- Spending nearly $2 billion, the Trump Administration is incentivizing companies to abandon offshore wind projects after federal courts blocked efforts to stop development through executive action.
- California has invested about $100 million in offshore wind development to accelerate its clean energy transition, while the California Energy Commission issued an administrative subpoena to Golden State seeking information on the payout.
- Santa Barbara Congressmember Salud Carbajal denounced the deal as a "backwards decision" to "sabotage" the Morro Bay Wind Energy Area, blaming a personal vendetta against wind energy for the historic loss.
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta anticipates potential litigation involving the federal government to safeguard renewable energy projects and the thousands of jobs the state was counting on.
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California Targets Trump-Era Wind Deal Amid Energy Shift
The California Energy Commission announced that it issued an administrative investigative subpoena to Golden State Wind LLC, seeking information related to the company’s agreement with the U.S. Department of the Interior to abandon its offshore wind lease. Golden State Wind agreed to end its offshore wind lease located in the Morro Bay Wind Energy Area. In exchange for ending its operations, Golden State Wind will receive a $120 million payout f…
California Launches Probe Into Trump Admin’s Deal to Cancel Offshore Wind Lease
California authorities have issued a subpoena to the Golden State Wind company over its agreement with the Trump administration to terminate a federal offshore wind lease, the newest flashpoint in a clash over energy policy in which developers have been paid to stop working on renewable projects in favor of conventional energy investments such as oil. “The Trump administration is recklessly spending billions of taxpayer dollars on backroom deals…
California probes Trump administration deal to cancel offshore wind lease
May 4 (Reuters) - California energy officials on Monday opened an investigation into the Trump administration's agreement with an offshore wind company to cancel a planned project off the state's central coast. The state said it was seeking informati...
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