Trump administration says it's halting offshore wind projects over national security risks [View all]
Source: CBS News
By Aimee Picchi
Updated on: December 22, 2025 / 10:57 AM EST / CBS News
The Trump administration said on Monday that it is suspending leases for five offshore U.S. wind farms because of national security risks identified by the Department of Defense in classified reports.
The Department of the Interior "is PAUSING leases for 5 expensive, unreliable, heavily subsidized offshore wind farms! ONE natural gas pipeline supplies as much energy as these 5 projects COMBINED," Interior Secretary Doug Burgum wrote in a social media post.
In a statement emailed to CBS News, the administration said it is pausing the following wind farm leases:
Vineyard Wind 1
Revolution Wind
CVOW – Commercial
Sunrise Wind
Empire Wind 1
The Interior Department didn't disclose the specific security issues raised by the Defense Department, instead pointing to unclassified federal reports that have found wind projects can create risks because the movement of turbine blades, combined with their reflective towers, can create radar interference.
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