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How U.S. Politics Killed a Nearly Complete Offshore Wind Farm
The U.S. government’s abrupt halt of Ørsted’s nearly complete Revolution Wind project has rattled markets, damaged investor confidence, and raised doubts about America’s reliability for large-scale energy investments.
By Leon Stille- Sep 06, 2025, 2:00 PM CDT Ørsted’s Revolution Wind, 80% complete and designed to power 350,000 homes, was abruptly halted by U.S. authorities citing vague national security concerns. At a time when global capital is increasingly cautious about deploying billions into long-term infrastructure, the United States had successfully attracted one of the world’s leading offshore wind developers. If even projects that are 80 percent complete can be stopped on political whim, why would any global developer commit billions to the next offshore wind farm, or to hydrogen hubs, or to long-duration storage?
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