Empire Wind, New York and Trump
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A wind project in New York mothballed by the Trump administration is getting a new lease on life through a compromise that would also see an abandoned natural gas pipeline from Pennsylvania to New York revived.
The Empire Wind project off the coast of New York can restart construction, about a month after the Trump administration abruptly issued a stop work order. The project was reportedly bleeding $50 million a week during the pause as President Trump waged his war against windmills.
By Nora Buli OSLO (Reuters) -Shares of offshore wind developer Orsted rose 15% on Tuesday after the U.S. administration revoked an order to halt work on a project by peer Equinor, easing concerns over the Danish company's U.
Federal orders issued under the Trump administration halted construction of New York’s Empire Wind Project, triggering legal challenges and raising concerns about the impacts on New York’s energy supply going forward.
Equinor, the Norwegian-based energy company, said this week it is within days of having to decide whether to scrap its Empire Wind I offshore wind project.
National Grid beat annual profit estimates on Thursday, helped by higher earnings from its UK electricity transmission and New York businesses, and said it was on track to invest 60 billion pounds ($79.
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Times-Standard on MSNOffshore wind may be in peril; Humboldt County presses forwardOffshore wind is a once in a lifetime opportunity for the North Coast’s rural economy,” California Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire (D-Healdsburg) told the Times-Standard. “Estimates project