Offshore Wind Faces Potential Trump Ban on Day One

The U.S. offshore wind industry has been one of the pillars of the energy transition as envisioned in the IRA. It has been drawing in investors spending billions on turbines stuck into the seafloor to supply nearby communities with power. Now, this industry is under threat. The United States votes Tuesday for its next president. The Republican Party’s candidate, Donald Trump, has been generating headlines in abundance, and offshore wind has been among the topics of these headlines. Trump has vowed to ban offshore wind specifically with an…