The government of Republican President Donald Trump has revoked its decision to stop a large park wind turbine On the coast of New York, the Democratic Governor of the State, Katie Hokul, and the business concerned, announced Monday (19.5.2025).
The unexpected change means that the building of the Empire Wind 1 wind turbine sea park, which was assigned to the Norwegian Equinor Norwegian colossus, will be able to complete, according to press releases released by both the official and the company. The Empire Wind 1 project, estimated at $ 2.5 billion (EUR 2.25 billion) according to Equinor, predicts that 54 wind turbines will provide 810 megawatts in Brooklyn, or will meet the needs of 500,000 households.
Katie Hokul stressed that she personally “thanks” Donald Trump, describing the project absolutely “necessary” in her announcement, both because she guarantees 1,500 jobs and because she will guarantee “clean energy” in the state.
“The financial future of New York will be fueled by abundant and clean energy that will help our homes and businesses flourish,” Ms. Hokul assured. “We believe the fact that the construction of the Empire Wind, a plan that highlights our commitment to offer energy can resume while supporting local economies and creating jobs,” said Anders Upendal, President and CEO of Equinor.
A US Interior Ministry spokesman did not respond immediately when he was asked by the French agency AFP.
US Secretary of Interior Doug Bergum had announced in mid -April that he had ordered work to stop “immediately” until the plan was re -examined, arguing that the previous government of Democratic President Joe Biden had not done a “sufficient analysis”.
As soon as he returned to the White House for a second term on January 20th, President Trump signed a series of executive decrees, stopping various wind energy projects. Among the measures it took was the freezing of farms and federal loans for any wind energy project in land and seas.
Equinor’s representative told AFP last week that the business was considering leaving the project if no solution was quickly