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California Sues Trump Over $120M Offshore Wind Deal

6/24/2026

Summary

California Sues Trump

California filed notice on June 23, 2026 to sue President Donald Trump over Golden State Wind lease cancellation.
The $120 million deal would let Golden State Wind invest in projects, breaches the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, and threatens California’s 25 GW offshore wind goal for 2045.
The notice gives Interior Department and Golden State Wind 60 days to remedy violations, while California subpoenaed them after Invenergy’s $765 million buyback amid $2.6 billion of contested offshore-wind buyouts.

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Golden State Reimbursed

A June 23, 2026 notice links a $120 million federal reimbursement to Golden State Wind LLC, tying the funds to the foreign-linked joint venture.
Golden State Wind LLC is a joint venture between Ocean Winds—an alliance of France’s ENGIE and Portugal’s EDP Renewables—and Reventus Power, a London-based offshore wind investor.
These ties highlight European energy groups and a UK investor’s role in a U.S. offshore wind lease controversy.

History

Historical Context

In April 2010 Interior Secretary Ken Salazar approved a 28-year lease for Cape Wind, the United States’ first offshore wind proposal, planning a 500-MW farm to produce roughly 1,500 GWh annually at a $2.6 billion cost. Regulatory shifts after the 2005 Energy Bill and a series of lawsuits stalled the project, leading to its 2017 cancellation and informing the 2021 Biden goal of 30 GW offshore capacity by 2030.

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California Sues Trump

California filed notice on June 23, 2026 to sue President Donald Trump over Golden State Wind lease cancellation.
The $120 million deal would let Golden State Wind invest in projects, breaches the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, and threatens California’s 25 GW offshore wind goal for 2045.
The notice gives Interior Department and Golden State Wind 60 days to remedy violations, while California subpoenaed them after Invenergy’s $765 million buyback amid $2.6 billion of contested offshore-wind buyouts.

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