Trump Erases Another $765 Million in Offshore Wind Leases (2)

June 17, 2026, 6:09 PM UTC

The Trump administration is canceling four offshore wind leases held by power developer Invenergy LLC that total $765 million, the latest move by the White House to block new offshore wind development.

Under a settlement with the Interior Department, Invenergy will redirect that investment to natural gas as well as geothermal projects in the western US, the agency said Wednesday.

The settlement is part of a broader White House strategy that’s resulted in the erasure of billions of dollars in offshore wind leases. In some of these arrangements, energy developers committed to support fossil fuels — and promised not to ...

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