US to pay TotalEnergies $1 billion to stop developing offshore wind in US
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The Trump administration will pay TotalEnergies $1 billion to abandon offshore wind leases and invest in U.S. oil and gas instead.
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Americans in nearby states may face higher electricity costs if the 3-gigawatt power capacity from the abandoned New Jersey wind project cannot be replaced through alternative means.
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The Trump administration announced Monday it will pay France's TotalEnergies $1 billion to abandon offshore wind leases the company had purchased under the Biden administration. TotalEnergies has committed to invest that $1 billion in U.S. oil and natural gas projects instead and forgo further offshore wind development in American waters. The deal represents the administration's strategy shift after failing to block offshore wind projects already under construction. One of the abandoned sites—Attentive Energy east of New Jersey—would have generated 3 Gigawatts of power capacity that nearby states would struggle to replace through alternative means. The Interior Department will return the funds to TotalEnergies once the fossil fuel investments are formalized.
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The Interior Department will return the $1 billion to TotalEnergies once fossil fuel investments are formalized.
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