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Trump Administration Spends $3.8 B to Kill Wind, Fund Coal

7/10/2026

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The administration spent $2.7 billion to cancel offshore wind projects and $1.125 billion to support coal.
President Donald Trump ordered the Interior Department to pay to abandon offshore wind leases and the Energy Department to spend $625 million extending coal plants.
Critics say subsidies force taxpayers to fund coal plants, raise electricity rates, could cost $3.12 billion to keep 35,000 MW through 2028, and cause 460,000 premature deaths in United States from 1999 to 2020.

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The administration spent $2.7 billion to cancel offshore wind projects and $1.125 billion to support coal.
President Donald Trump ordered the Interior Department to pay to abandon offshore wind leases and the Energy Department to spend $625 million extending coal plants.
Critics say subsidies force taxpayers to fund coal plants, raise electricity rates, could cost $3.12 billion to keep 35,000 MW through 2028, and cause 460,000 premature deaths in United States from 1999 to 2020.