Trump administration to pay German firm $1.2bn to halt US wind projects

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Bosotti, R. (2026, August 11). Trump administration to pay German firm $1.2bn to halt US wind projects. BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1e1vg0gjl5o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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RWE, a German energy company, has reached a $1.2 billion payout deal with the Trump administration to abandon its offshore wind projects in the US. Under the agreement, RWE will reinvest the money into conventional gas projects, including a liquefied natural gas terminal project in Louisiana valued at $900 million. This is the latest deal between the Trump administration and a company giving up on offshore wind projects, following similar agreements with TotalEnergies and Duke Energy earlier this year. The Trump administration has been pushing to halt offshore wind projects, with President Trump expressing his disapproval of wind power in past speeches.
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President Donald Trump's Department of the Interior (DoI) has reached a $1.2 billion payout deal with German energy company RWE, causing RWE to abandon its offshore wind projects in the US. The agreement comes after years of criticism from Trump against wind power, which he has called "ugly" and claimed are reliant on "costly subsidies". As part of the deal, RWE will reinvest the payout into $900 million worth of conventional gas projects, including a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal project in Louisiana. The company is also relinquishing its leases off the coasts of California, Louisiana, and New York. RWE plans to invest approximately €17 billion in the US over the next six years to grow its generation capacity. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum welcomed the deal, stating that Americans deserve an energy system based on "common sense" rather than relying on subsidies.

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RWE ORG · 4× Trump PERSON · 4× DoI ORG · 2× German NORP · 2× Louisiana GPE · 2× California GPE · 1× Department of the Interior ORG · 1× Donald Trump PERSON · 1× Doug Burgum PERSON · 1× Interior ORG · 1×

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Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said in a statement posted on X that Americans deserve an energy system built on common sense and not one dependent on "costly subsidies". "We welcome RWE's agreement and voluntary investment in projects that strengthen our nation's energy security," he added.
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🔮 - Published German energy company RWE has said it will abandon its offshore wind projects in the US after reaching a $1.2bn (£892m) payout deal with President Donald Trump's Department of the Interior (DoI).
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- Published German energy company RWE has said it will abandon its offshore wind projects in the US after reaching a $1.2bn (£892m) payout deal with President Donald Trump's Department of the Interior (DoI). asserted
it → publish → Interior
RWE said that it will now reinvest the sum into conventional gas projects, including $900m (£669m) in a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal project in Louisiana. asserted
it → say → Louisiana
"After careful consideration, it was determined there is no path forward to permit these projects in the US for the foreseeable future," the company said in a statement. asserted
company → determine → statement
Trump has derided wind power for years and often uses his rally speeches to rail against "ugly" turbines. asserted
Trump → deride → turbines
RWE said it has agreed to relinquish its leases off the California and Louisiana coasts as well as in the New York Bight. asserted
it → say → Bight
Overall, the German firm plans to invest approximately €17bn (£14.5bn; $19.6bn) in the US over the next six years "to grow its generation capacity". asserted
firm → plan → capacity
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said in a statement posted on X that Americans deserve an energy system built on common sense and not one dependent on "costly subsidies". "We welcome RWE's agreement and voluntary investment in projects that strengthen our nation's energy security," he added. asserted
he → say → security
The deal is the latest the Trump administration has reached this year as Trump, a vocal supporter of the fossil fuel industry, continues his push to halt offshore wind projects. asserted
Trump → reach → projects
Trump has sought to boost government support for fossil fuels after campaigning for the presidency under the slogan "drill, baby, drill". asserted
Trump → seek → slogan
Days after his return to office, he said "we're not going to do the wind thing" and called them "big, ugly windmills" that were dangerous to wildlife. And this week, he said that "any country with windmills is a loser". asserted
country → say → windmills
In March 2026, the DoI reached a deal with TotalEnergies putting an end to the French company's offshore wind projects in the US. asserted
DoI → reach → US
Instead, the firm agreed to reroute investment to build a LNG plant in Texas and to develop "upstream conventional oil" in the Gulf of Mexico. asserted
firm → agree → Mexico
The administration signed a similar $129m (£96m) agreement with Charlotte-based Duke Energy last month in exchange for the termination of the company's offshore wind lease in the Carolina Long Bay area. asserted
administration → sign → area
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