Trump Shuts Down $6B Wind Farm Near Completion: ‘We Don’t Allow Windmills’

President Donald Trump has reaffirmed his fierce opposition to windmills, announcing that his administration will not permit their construction and halting a nearly completed offshore project off the coast of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. His move against the Revolution Wind project highlights a broader determination to stop wind energy development, which Trump calls harmful, unattractive, and unnecessary.

Trump’s Strong Views on Windmills

Trump has long expressed his dislike of windmills, and at a recent Cabinet meeting he made his position unmistakable. “We don’t allow windmills,” he told reporters. He explained that he sees little benefit in building them. “They’re ugly, they don’t work. If they kill your birds, they’re bad for the environment. And if you look at ‘em from a house, your house is worth less than 50%.”

He has warned that countries embracing large-scale wind projects are setting themselves up for disappointment. Referring to Britain’s expansion of wind farms, he said, “They’re building windmills all over the place. And I tell them, you’re my friends, but man, you’re gonna have a bad awakening. Very soon. You’re going to, it’s gonna be very bad.”

To Trump, windmills are not symbols of progress but of poor policy choices that scar landscapes, damage wildlife, and fail to deliver the promised benefits.

The Halt of the Revolution Wind Project

The latest example of Trump’s policy came when the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ordered Ørsted, the Danish company behind the Revolution Wind farm, to “halt all ongoing activities.” At the time of the order, construction was roughly 80 percent complete, with 45 out of 65 turbines already standing in the Atlantic.

The project, which began construction in 2023, was supposed to generate 704 megawatts of power and supply electricity to more than 350,000 homes. Instead, its future is now uncertain. BOEM’s acting director, Matthew Giacona, said the pause was to “address concerns related to the protection of national security interests.” While the agency did not specify those concerns, the decision aligns with Trump’s promise that “America would see no new windmills” under his leadership.

This is not the first time the Trump administration has stepped in to halt offshore wind projects. Earlier this year, Empire Wind near New York was stopped temporarily before resuming under strict conditions. With Revolution Wind, the administration has signaled it is willing to take a harder line.

Supporters Say the Pause Protects Communities and Wildlife

The decision has drawn praise from those who believe windmills bring more harm than good. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services, argued that offshore turbines are devastating marine life. “Windmill projects are wiping out the whale population,” he said at the Cabinet meeting.

Green Oceans, a nonprofit dedicated to opposing offshore wind, celebrated the stop-work order. The group said, “We are grateful that the Trump Administration and the federal government are taking meaningful action to preserve the fragile ocean environment off the coasts of Rhode Island and Massachusetts.”

Supporters also point to the president’s claim that windmills reduce property values and spoil coastal views. For them, Trump is defending both the environment and the interests of families who live near these massive industrial structures.

Critics Call the Move a Political Attack

Governors of Rhode Island and Connecticut condemned the order, noting the project was close to completion. Rhode Island’s Dan McKee said the decision “undermines efforts to expand our energy supply, lower costs for families and businesses, and strengthen regional reliability.” Connecticut’s Ned Lamont called the halt a “political move” and vowed to fight it.

Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut accused the administration of corruption, tying the decision to Trump’s ties with oil industry executives. He said the order represents “the destruction of clean energy in America” and insisted he would work with state leaders to challenge it.

Environmental advocates also attacked the move. Kit Kennedy of the Natural Resources Defense Council claimed the administration “has it exactly backwards,” propping up older energy sources while stopping what she called “the fastest growing energy sources of the future.”

A Dividing Line Over Windmills

Wind power currently supplies about 10 percent of U.S. electricity, and projects like Revolution Wind were supposed to expand that share. But Trump has stood firmly against the idea of filling American coastlines with turbines. He has described windmills as unreliable machines that drive up electricity costs and fail to provide true energy security.

His supporters see a leader who is willing to call out flaws in a technology that has often been promoted without acknowledging its downsides. His critics see a president determined to dismantle the future of clean energy.

What is not in dispute is that Trump has drawn a clear line: as long as he is in office, windmills will not expand across America’s coasts. “We don’t allow windmills,” he repeated, making it clear that in his administration, the era of offshore turbines is over.

PB Editor: Perhaps this can be compared to the Keystone Pipeline that the Democrat killed over and over.

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