Floating wind turbines are the key to California's ambitious offshore wind plans, and the state does not intend for the Trump administration to get in the way (cropped, courtesy of California Energy Commission).
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As one of the world’s single largest economies and a member in good standing among the 50 states of the United States of America, California feels entitled to have a say in its own future, including the use of its offshore wind resources. The Trump administration thinks otherwise, setting the stage for a high stakes legal mano-a-mano that has suddenly burst onto the media radar. While Trump appears to be losing his grip on power, California is ready and eager to take the gloves off, so hold on to your hats…
The Great Offshore Wind Lease Buyouts (Some Say Bribes, But Whatever)
Lawsuits are part for the course where President Trump is concerned, a carryover from his private sector business activities into his more recent career as a servant of the public. In particular, offshore wind stakeholders have been battling the President in court ever since he swept into office for the second time last year, issued a blanket ban on new offshore leases, held up other projects in the pipeline for undefined “review,” and outright halted work on a group of five projects that were already deep into the construction phase.
