Trump administration cancels five offshore wind projects, including Iberdrola's first major facility in the US
The Executive has made this decision because of "the national security risks identified by the Department of War." "The main duty of the United States Government is to protect Americans," they argue.
Iberdrola technicians installing the Wikiinger substation in Germany.
The United States Government has ordered the suspension of works on five offshore offshore marine farms, including the "Vineyard Wind 1"project of the American subsidiary of Iberdrola Avangrid and the Danish company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP).
In a statement, the U.S. Department of the Interior has announced that it will immediately suspend lease contracts for all large-scale offshore wind projects under construction in the United States for "risks to national security identified by the War Department," it has argued.
"The main duty of the United States Government is to protect the people of the United States," said Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, adding that the measure "anticipates the emerging risks to national security, given the rapid evolution of key rival technologies and the vulnerability of marine wind projects near population centres on the East Coast."
The US Administration has stressed that stopping the works now will give "time to work with tenants and state partners to assess the national security risks posed by these projects."
Vineyard Wind 1
"Vineyard Wind 1" is Iberdrola's first major offshore wind facility in the United States. The project is off the coast of Massachusetts and has a capacity of 806 MW, generating enough energy to meet the demand of more than 400,000 households and companies.
The Iberdrola Group, which owns 50% of the project through its subsidiary Andrade Power Avangrid, and the CIP, have made an investment of $3 billion (more than €2.7 billion) through contracts with three major state electricity companies.
Last September , the Trump administration suspended two Iberdrola offshore wind projects (New England Wind 1 and 2) from construction. He's started his crusade against renewables, because since Donald Trump came to the U.S. government and the offshore wind farms, he's been canceling and threatening more than one work.
In January, as soon as he took office, Trump issued an executive order temporarily suspending new wind power concession contracts in US coastal waters, while calling for a review of leasing practices and permits for such federal government projects.
The U.S. is strategic for Iberdrola.
The United States is in itself a strategic market for Iberdrola as explained in the new 'roadmap' for 2028.
The company plans to invest more than €16 billion until 2028, and will spend most of its investment on electricity and gas infrastructure.
The American subsidiary of Iberdrola, Avangrid, currently serves more than six million households and companies in the United States.
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