Trump just blocked 165 US wind projects – here’s what’s behind it

May 04, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Michelle Lewis

AI Analysis

Relevance Score: 0.80/1.0

Summary

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/11/Crossover_Wind_PR3-scaled-1.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>The Trump administration has effectively frozen 165 new onshore wind farm developments in the US, leaving the projects on private land in limbo, the <em>Financial Times</em> reported yesterday. Combined, they represent around 30 gigawatts of electric generating capacity.</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/05/04/trump-just-blocked-165-us-wind-projects-heres-whats-behind-it/#more-465769">more…</a>

<div class="feat-image"><img src="https://electrek.co/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/11/Crossover_Wind_PR3-scaled-1.jpg?quality=82&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1600" /></div><p>The Trump administration has effectively frozen 165 new onshore wind farm developments in the US, leaving the projects on private land in limbo, the <em>Financial Times</em> reported yesterday. Combined, they represent around 30 gigawatts of electric generating capacity.</p>

<a class="more-link" href="https://electrek.co/2026/05/04/trump-just-blocked-165-us-wind-projects-heres-whats-behind-it/#more-465769">more…</a>

📝 RSS Summary Only
Tags: News
RSS Categories: News
Collected 3 weeks, 4 days ago
View Original Article