Despite aggressive federal opposition and stop-work orders from the Trump administration, the U.S. offshore wind sector is seeing key projects reach commercial operation. While federal courts have intervened to allow construction on five major developments, BloombergNEF has slashed its 2035 U.S. capacity forecast from 39 GW to 5.9 GW due to persistent policy uncertainty.
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US federal courts have allowed five offshore wind projects to resume construction after Trump administration stop-work orders, and Revolution Wind and Vineyard Wind have reached full commercial operations. That improves the outlook for developers with US offshore wind exposure, but BloombergNEF cut its 2035 US capacity forecast from 39 GW to 5.9 GW, so policy risk remains heavy and the two forces largely offset.
Catalysts
- • Federal courts allow five offshore wind projects to resume construction after stop-work orders
- • Revolution Wind and Vineyard Wind reach full commercial operations
Risk Factors
- • BloombergNEF slashes 2035 US offshore wind forecast from 39 GW to 5.9 GW on policy uncertainty
- • Ongoing Trump administration crackdown on offshore wind projects