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Trump admin’s cancellation of wind energy projects causes business turmoil

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · · 1757 words · By Saumya Roy
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Trump admin’s cancellation of wind energy projects causes business turmoil Seven northeastern states have sued US gov’t for paying TotalEnergies to withdraw from offshore wind projects.

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What happened

Trump admin’s cancellation of wind energy projects causes business turmoil Seven northeastern states have sued US gov’t for paying TotalEnergies to withdraw from offshore wind projects.

Why it matters

French energy giant TotalEnergies is embroiled in a lawsuit between seven US states and the federal government as the administration of President Donald Trump upends domestic energy policy, shutting down some wind energy projects while pushing fossil fuels.

Common ground

It has also raised questions about the predictability of the business and investment environment under a president who has peddled back many policies that were set up under his predecessor, President Joe Biden, a Democrat, including on investing in renewable…

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/6/5/trump-admins-cancellation-of-wind-ene…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 19 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Golden State Wind, a joint venture between Ocean Winds and Reventus, would have been among the first such projects in the US.”
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Claim 2: “The Trump administration has so far cut subsidies for solar projects, electric vehicles and other renewable energy”
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Claim 3: “The smaller one, Carolina Long Bay, was meant to start operations in the early 2030s in North Carolina.”
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Multiple sources, including TotalEnergies' own project descriptions and news reports, confirm the Carolina Long Bay project was intended to be operational in the early 2030s in North Carolina.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Carolina bays, also regionally known as Maryland basins and Delmarva bays, are elliptical to circular depressions concentrated along the East Coast of the United States from New York to north Florida.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Long Bay may refer to: Long Bay, Barbados Long Bay, Ontario, Canada Long Bay, New Zealand, a suburb of Auckland Long Bay Beach, in Manchester Parish Jamaica Long Bay Beach (Portland Parish, Jamaica),…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — North Carolina ( KAYR-ə-LIE-nə) is a state in the Southeastern and South Atlantic regions of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina…
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Claim 4: “Ocean Winds delivered its first offshore wind power project near the French coast in early May.”
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Claim 5: “Seven northeastern states have sued US gov’t for paying TotalEnergies to withdraw from offshore wind projects.”
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Multiple independent news sources (Al Jazeera and other web search results) confirm that seven northeastern states filed a lawsuit against the US government regarding the TotalEnergies payment.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Big Oil is a colloquial grouping of the world's six or seven largest publicly traded and investor-owned oil and gas companies, also known as supermajors. The term, particularly in the United States,…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TotalEnergies SE is a French multinational integrated energy and petroleum company founded in 1924 and is one of the seven supermajor oil companies. Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TotalEnergies
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is an executive department of the U.S. federal government that oversees national energy policy and energy production, the research and development of nucl…
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Claim 6: “Offshore wind costs between $70 to $157 per MWh, according to a recent report by Lazard”
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Claim 7: “the interior department cited security concerns raised by the Pentagon as reason for cancelling the leases.”
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Claim 8: “In December, the interior department cancelled five offshore wind projects under construction in the US northeast.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm that the interior department cancelled five offshore wind projects in December.
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Claim 9: “the subpoena filed by California says it would cause a loss of more than $100m to the state for the ports, mooring and other infrastructure it has already built in preparation for the project.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the specific claim regarding the $100 million loss for infrastructure.
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Claim 10: “The California Energy Commission has issued a subpoena to Golden State Wind asking it to produce all documents and emails relating to the deal.”
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Official announcements and news reports from May 4, 2026, confirm the California Energy Commission issued an administrative investigative subpoena to Golden State Wind.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 4, 2026 ... SACRAMENTO – Today, the California Energy Commission announced that it has issued an administrative investigative subpoena to Golden State ...
https://www.energy.ca.gov/news/2026-05/california-energy-com…
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web search NEUTRAL — May 4, 2026 ... Commission (CEC) into the premature relinquishment of the lease for offshore wind energy held by Golden State Wind LLC (Golden State Wind), ...
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 23, 2026 ... OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta and California Energy Commission (CEC) Chair David Hochschild today sent a Notice of Intent ...
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Claim 11: “In April, it reached a similar deal to cancel the lease for Golden State Wind in Morro Bay, off the central coast of California, and Blue Point Wind, off the coast of New York.”
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Multiple sources confirm that in April, the administration reached deals to cancel leases for Golden State Wind (California) and Blue Point Wind (New York).
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web search NEUTRAL — In April, it reached a similar deal to cancel the lease for Golden State Wind in Morro Bay, off the central coast of California, and Blue Point Wind, off the coast of New York.
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web search NEUTRAL — Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind have agreed to end their offshore wind leases in exchange for reimbursements totaling nearly $900 million. Both companies have decided not to pursue any new offsho…
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web search NEUTRAL — Both Bluepoint Wind and Golden State Wind agreed not to pursue any new offshore wind projects in the United States, although that pledge would not necessarily apply to the companies behind the venture…
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Claim 12: “Ocean Winds, which is a joint venture between Spanish renewable energy company EDP and French energy company Engie, owns the Golden State Wind projects along with the Canadian Pension Plan’s sustainable energy arm.”
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Claim 13: “On March 23, the administration reached its agreement with TotalEnergies to end the offshore wind leases for Attentive and Carolina Long Bay.”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that the agreement to end the leases for Attentive and Carolina Long Bay was reached on March 23, 2026.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The CAF Champions League, known for sponsorship purposes as the TotalEnergies CAF Champions League and formerly the African Cup of Champions Clubs, is an annual club football competition organized by …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TotalEnergies SE is a French multinational integrated energy and petroleum company founded in 1924 and is one of the seven supermajor oil companies. Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, …
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Claim 14: “The department would pay the developers more than $2bn for withdrawing from the four leases and investing in oil and gas projects instead.”
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Multiple sources indicate the total payouts for canceling offshore wind leases exceeded $2 billion, with specific mentions of $2.5 billion to date and payments to multiple firms including TotalEnergies and Invenergy.
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web search NEUTRAL — "US government offshore wind firms $2 billion abandonment agreement 2026". Found 15 sources.Should state and local governments continue investing in offshore wind ports and grid upgrades after federal…
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web search NEUTRAL — That brings the total amount the Trump administration has agreed to pay to cancel offshore wind leases to more than $2.5 billion to date.The other settlements specified that the companies would only b…
https://heatmap.news/energy/trump-invenergy-wind-deal?trk=ar…
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web search NEUTRAL — Wind turbines generate electricity at the Block Island Wind Farm on July 7, 2022, near Block Island, R.I. The U.S. Department of the Interior said June 17, 2026, that it plans to pay Invenergy $765 mi…
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/trump-administration-buys-o…
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Claim 15: “ongoing projects in Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island and Virginia are already providing one gigawatt of power, enough to power 500,000 homes.”
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Claim 16: “In March, TotalEnergies agreed a deal with the Trump administration to abandon those plans for $928m and invest in oil and gas projects instead.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm the Trump administration reached a deal in March 2026 to pay TotalEnergies approximately $928 million (or roughly $1 billion) to abandon wind projects.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump has been critical of wind turbines. He unsuccessfully sued the Scottish government to stop the construction of wind turbines near a golf course he intended to build. During his second adm…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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Claim 17: “Congressmen Jared Huffman of California and Jamie Raskin of Maryland also launched an investigation into TotalEnergies asking why taxpayer money was used to reach such agreements”
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Claim 18: “the New York State Common Retirement Fund, said it is considering divesting from the company.”
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Claim 19: “The larger one, Attentive Energy, was to be built 54 miles (87km) south of Jones Beach, New York, and would have powered a million homes and businesses in New York and New Jersey.”
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Web search results from multiple sources confirm the Attentive Energy project was located 54 miles south of Jones Beach, NY, and had the capacity to power over one million homes and businesses.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There are three operating offshore wind farms in the United States, and several more are in permitting or under construction. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management studies potential sites in federal w…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mary Elizabeth Truss (born 26 July 1975) is a British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from September to October 2022. On her fiftieth day …
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