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May 2: Tariffs could add $500M to offshore wind project cost, says Dominion CEO. Read article

May 5: States sue Trump administration for blocking the development of wind energy. Read article

May 13: How to talk to Republicans about offshore wind. Read article

May 14: South Fork Wind Benthic Monitoring Program releases visual survey. View study

May 15: Our national security depends on our ability to harness domestically sourced energy. Read article

May 19: Stop work order lifted, Empire Wind project resumes construction. Read article

May 21: Conservatives for Clean Energy releases 2025 Carolinas Energy Poll. View report

May 23: Can Offshore Wind Survive the Tax Credit Purge? Read article

April 1: The newest hurdle for offshore wind: Trump’s EPA. Read article

April 7:

Conservative Energy Network releases OSW Net Economic Benefit Analysis. View report

Trump’s tariffs undermine his energy and manufacturing goals. Read article

April 8:

Dominion will restart its offshore wind project in May. Here’s how whales will be protected. Read article

NC's Senate bill promises $13 billion in savings—experts say not so fast. Read article

April 11: Op-Ed: Offshore wind energy is good for N.C., U.S. Read article

April 16: Trump Admin Halts New York Offshore Wind Project, Orders Review of All Existing Biden-Era Wind Permits. Read article

April 28: LS Greenlink Breaks Ground on State-of-the-art Manufacturing Facility in Virginia. Read article

April 30: CEN Podacast: The Future of Offshore Wind ft. Karly Lohan. Listen here

March 4: Offshore wind is a national security imperative. Read article

March 7: Despite uncertainty, US could, potentially, have 7 GW of offshore wind by 2030. Read article

March 10:

NC lawmakers gave Duke Energy new climate goals 4 years ago. Now they want to undo them. Read article

Workers fear for the future as Trump casts a shadow over the wind industry. Read article

March 15: Killing offshore wind, clean energy is nonsensical. Read article

March 20: North Carolina’s clean energy future: Growth, uncertainty and political shifts. Read article

March 21: Senate Bill 261 to raise electricity rates, adds risk to ratepayers for “construction work in progress.” Read article

March 25: Wind: An essential part of NC’s all-of-the-above energy strategy. Read article

March 31: Can offshore wind help some fish? Research increasingly says yes. Read article

February 3: Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Project, Part of Comprehensive “All of the Above” Energy Strategy to Affordably Meet Growing Energy Needs, Continues on Schedule, Cost Updated. Read article

February 10: Here’s what states will lose if Trump’s freeze on offshore wind energy stays in place. Read article

February 14:

GOP think tank that tried to stop VA offshore wind now says ​‘go ahead’. Read article

Bipartisan majority in politically diverse states supports US offshore wind energy. View report

February 17: To meet soaring power demand, clean energy is a must. Read article

February 19: As NC wind energy projects advance, uncertainty rules. Read article

February 20: 2024 North Carolina Clean Energy Jobs & Economic Impact Report. View report

February 27: Trump's decision to pause offshore wind farms creates stormy waters for NC projects. Read article

February 28: Offshore wind – a tale of two sides of the Atlantic. Read article

January 8:

Audubon Society Birds and Offshore Wind Report. View report

Audubon Report Offers Solutions for Offshore Wind Development for Birds and Communities. Read article

Are Offshore Wind Farms Actually Harming Whales? Read article

January 15:

America at Work: Offshore Wind. View video

Oceantic releases Offshore Energy at Work report. View report

January 21:

President Trump’s Wind Energy Executive Order Risks American Jobs and Energy Dominance. Read article

Dominion says offshore wind farm moving forward, despite executive order. Read article

Trump moves to curb wind farms, part of North Carolina's clean energy plan. Read article

What to Know About Trump's Pause on Wind Development. Read article

January 22: Trump bans new offshore wind leasing, increasing uncertainty around NC projects. Read article

January 23: ‘All the above, except wind’: GOP retools energy philosophy. Read article

January 24:

Trump executive order halting offshore wind farms could hurt NC’s economy. Read article

US offshore wind farms in service, in construction and under development. Read article

January 2025

Trump executive order blocks progress for four offshore wind projects off NC coast. Read article

January 28: Winter Wind—The Perfect Storm. Read article

The Outlook for Wind Energy in the Southeast - A Path Forward Under a New Administration. View fact sheet

January 29: NC joins more than 20 states in suing Trump administration over federal funding freeze. Read article

January 30: Ports, suppliers in 40 states are invested in offshore wind. Read article

January 31: The Dive: Knocked the Wind Out, and Keeping It In House. Read article