Trump Hates NC's Offshore Wind Energy

 

Kitty Hawk offshore wind energy

WRAL reported that "offshore wind development has gained momentum in North Carolina. The Kitty Hawk Offshore Wind farm near Corolla and two planned wind farms off Brunswick County are key to the state’s clean energy goals. Together, they could generate enough power for over 1.4 million homes by the 2030s. North Carolina aims for 2.8 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2030 and 8 gigawatts by 2040, per former Gov. Roy Cooper’s 2021 executive order. Duke Energy plans to add 2.4 gigawatts of offshore wind to its grid by 2035."

However, the trumpman sez, "We're not going to do the wind thing." He actually said those words, shortly before signing an executive order yesterday that "prevents consideration of any area in the OCS [Outer Continental Shelf] for any new or renewed wind energy leasing for the purposes of generation of electricity."

Because among his best billionaire buds are numerous oil and gas guys. There doesn't appear to be a Wind Energy Oligarch.