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Trump $2.6B Wind Lease Buyout Blocked, Jobs at Risk

7/6/2026

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  • The Trump administration paid $2.6 billion—$765 million to Invenergy and $900 million to Bluepoint and Garden State Wind—to buy out wind leases.
  • A court blocked September and December stop-work orders on Revolution Wind, which is over 90 % complete and powers more than 350,000 New England homes.
  • Electrician Thomas Kilday said the stop-work orders left him uncertain about pay.
  • Pat Crowley and Will Gonzalez called the lease-buyout foolish and warned it threatens jobs.