Just when you thought the winds of change couldn’t blow harder, the Trump administration drops a bombshell by moving to kill the Maryland Offshore Wind Project, a darling of the Biden era.
The Daily Caller reported that the Trump administration is aggressively reversing federal support for offshore wind initiatives, starting with a court filing to yank approval for the Maryland project while issuing a work stop order for another wind farm off Connecticut.
Let’s rewind a bit to set the stage. Under former President Joe Biden, the Maryland Offshore Wind Project got the green light in July 2024, promising up to 114 turbines off Maryland’s coast.
It was a shining symbol of the progressive push for green energy, backed by billions in subsidies, loans, and grants.
Fast forward to now, and the Trump team isn’t just tapping the brakes—they’re slamming them. The Department of the Interior, through a court filing submitted by Attorney General Pam Bondi on a recent Friday, declared its intent to “voluntarily remand and vacate” approval for the Maryland project’s construction plan. That’s bureaucratic speak for “we’re pulling the plug.”
“Interior intends to move” to scrap this approval, the filing states, and let’s be real—those words aren’t just a polite suggestion.
They signal a seismic shift away from the intermittent energy sources that Biden’s policies propped up, often at the expense of coal, oil, and gas industries, burdened with extra red tape.
On the same Friday, the DOI didn’t stop at Maryland—they issued a work stop order for a major wind farm off Connecticut’s coast. This isn’t a one-off; it’s part of a broader crackdown on projects like Revolution Wind and even the Lava Ridge Wind Project, which also face cancellation.
DOI Secretary Doug Burgum didn’t mince words on this pivot, stating, “America has subsidized expensive, intermittent, and hazardous wind projects for over 30 years.”
He’s not wrong to question the reliability of tech often touted as the future, but criticized as “unreliable” and “foreign-controlled” by the administration. Under Trump, the focus is squarely on “reliable energy sources” to bolster the grid.
Burgum’s follow-up hits even harder: “Under President Donald Trump, we are investing in RELIABLE energy sources that actually support our electrical grid!” That’s a not-so-subtle jab at the Biden agenda, which included plans to “shut down” coal plants nationwide while funneling nearly $5 million to Maryland alone for wind development.
President Trump himself weighed in on Truth Social, blasting, “Any State that has built and relied on WINDMILLS and SOLAR for power is seeing RECORD BREAKING INCREASES IN ELECTRICITY AND ENERGY COSTS.”
He calls it the “SCAM OF THE CENTURY,” and while the caps lock might be loud, the frustration over soaring costs resonates with many who feel stuck paying for experimental energy dreams.
Trump’s no stranger to calling out what he dubs the “green new scam,” a critique he’s hammered since his campaign days.
His recent executive order, signed on July 7, directs the DOI to strip away preferences for wind and solar facilities, aiming to level the playing field for conventional electricity sources. It’s a clear message: no more special treatment for tech that doesn’t deliver consistent power.
Maryland, caught in the crosshairs, has been pushing hard on offshore wind, though several pending projects in the state have already been axed. That almost $5 million in federal funding from the Biden era now looks like a mirage as the Trump administration reshapes the energy landscape.
The DOI’s recent moves aren’t just about Maryland or Connecticut—they’re a full-scale reversal of a green energy obsession that many conservatives see as misguided.
Actions like ending “preferential treatment” for wind tech signal a return to prioritizing what works over what’s trendy. The department, notably, stayed mum when pressed for comment by the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Critics of Biden’s policies often point to the regulatory stranglehold placed on traditional energy sectors, while wind and solar got a free pass with taxpayer dollars. Trump’s approach, while brash to some, appeals to those tired of footing the bill for projects that don’t always deliver on promises of affordability or reliability.
So, where does this leave us? The Maryland Offshore Wind Project, once a beacon of progressive energy hopes, now faces an uncertain fate as the Trump administration doubles down on conventional power. It’s a battle of visions—reliability versus idealism—and the outcome could redefine America’s energy future.