Interior Secretary Doug Burgham ordered Epiner to halt all work late Wednesday in New York off the Empire Wind Project. Equiner complied with the order early on Thursday morning. Report on Reuters.

Burgham cited concerns raised by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) is housed at the Department of Commerce, but failed to carry out necessary in-depth research related to environmental impacts and effects on marine mammals before issuing permissions that allow the Equiner to proceed. Burgum’s actions have adopted regulatory requirements that apply to offshore oil and gas projects by Democrats and Republican administrations over the past 30 years.

in xPostBurgham said the suspension will allow for “a further review of information suggesting that the Biden administration has run through approval without adequate analysis.”

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spokesman for equino “We have decided to suspend offshore construction of projects after ordering,” and “we will be involved with the administration to find out why the order was issued after receiving all the permits previously.”

Empire Wind Project If completed, it will have a nameplate capacity of 810 megawatts. The company is designed to power approximately 500,000-700,000 homes a year. These numbers may be exaggerated given that offshore wind projects operate at around 25% efficiency in ideal weather conditions, but this actually rarely wins in the North Atlantic.

Located 12 voyage miles south of Long Island, Empire Wind will be the first offshore wind project to launch operational start in late 2026 and complete commissioning by 2027. Offshore wind power operation.

Interestingly, Equinor has already invested around $5 billion on the project, including a 25-year power purchase agreement with the New York State Department of Energy Research and Development. For context, Pipeline Company TC Energy had already invested $3 billion in Keystone XL Pipeline before Biden White House’s Autoopen cancelled the project on January 20, 2021.

Secretary Burgham’s order sparked an immediate backlash from renewable energy advocates and New York officials. Governor Kathy Hokul I vowed to fight The decision argues that the project will create union jobs of more than 1,000 people and support the state’s renewable energy goals.

Industry groups such as Ocentic Network and The American Clean Power Association He criticised the suspension, claiming it would send a calm signal to energy investors, particularly amid rising demand and consumer prices. They highlighted the full federal permit for the project and urged the Home Office to lift an order to restore a predictable investment environment.

“Stop building a fully-allowed energy project is the literal opposite of the energy-rich agenda,” said Jason Grumet, CEO of the American Clean Power Association in a statement. “Spirited energy demand and rising consumer prices require streamlined permits for all domestic energy resources. Rethinking permits after the project is under construction sends a chilling signal to all energy investments,” he added.

Grumet is right about the need for the federal government to find ways to speed up permitting energy-related projects that actually provide Americans with a reliable, rich and affordable power. However, when offshore winds are involved, there are two major issues.

• There is no abundant offshore wind, Affordable pricesnot reliable either. and
• We should not abandon environmental and endangered species concerns in the name of speed.

As dozens of whale bodies have been washed away on beaches in the northeastern state for over two years, reviews conducted by other offshore wind developers along with Biden NMF have raised credible concerns that these major industries do not adequately assess the potential harmful effects that are speeding up these industries.

The election has results, and one of the outcomes of last November’s elections is that the offshore wind industry is exposed to the same level of review as the offshore oil and gas industry is needed to be satisfied since the Clinton administration. That’s not a bad thing at all.

David Blackmon is an energy writer and consultant based in Texas. He spent 40 years in the oil and gas business, where he specialised in public policy and communication.

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