Archive · 13 Sep 2025
Trump Administration Seeks to Cancel Maryland Offshore Wind Project
The Trump administration is trying to stop a $6 billion wind farm planned off Maryland's coast.
The government filed a request to cancel the project's approval, saying they made a mistake when they approved it before.
They believe the project could cause problems for helicopters and fishing.
The wind farm, called the Maryland Offshore Wind Project, would have up to 114 wind turbines about ten miles offshore.
The Trump administration is against clean energy and previously halted another wind farm in Rhode Island and plans to block two more in Massachusetts.
The Trump administration filed to cancel the Maryland Offshore Wind Project approval.
The project is a $6 billion wind farm planned off the coast of Maryland.
The BOEM cited underestimated impacts and an error in the approval process.
The wind farm is being developed by US Wind, owned by Apollo Global Management and Toto Holding SpA.
The Trump administration has been actively targeting wind power projects.
- Who
- The Trump administration and US Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM).
- What
- Filed to cancel the approval of the Maryland Offshore Wind Project.
- When
- A court filing was made on Friday.
- Where
- Off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland.
- Why
- The BOEM cited underestimated impacts to search-and-rescue helicopters and commercial fisheries, and an error in weighing certain statutory factors.
- Project Name
- Maryland Offshore Wind Project
- Project Cost
- $6 billion
- Location
- Off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland
- Turbines
- Up to 114
- Distance from Coast
- 10 nautical miles
- Developer
- US Wind
- Developer Owner
- Apollo Global Management and Toto Holding SpA