US Energy Chief Says Fate of Orsted Wind Farm Under Discussion

President Donald Trump’s energy chief said there are active discussions in the administration about the future of an offshore wind farm being constructed off the coast of Rhode Island by Denmark’s Orsted A/S, where work was recently halted.

“That’s a very active dialogue in the administration,” Energy Secretary Chris Wright said when asked if anything could be done to allow work to resume. Earlier this year, the Trump administration lifted a similar stop-work order for a wind farm being built near New York after reaching an agreement with the state’s governor over new energy projects.

“Offshore wind has moved ...