Trump vows to block any new wind projects in the United States

“Wind turbines are an economic and environmental disaster,” the Republican billionaire proclaimed on his Truth Social network. “I don’t want to see even one built under my presidency.”

According to the US Department of Energy, there were more than 2023 wind turbines in the United States as of 90.000.

For Donald Trump, wind power is "the most expensive energy" and "only works with massive subsidies, which we will not stop paying!"

Wind projects benefit from federal support, mainly in the form of tax benefits rather than direct subsidies.

According to a Congressional report, these tax incentives cost the U.S. government $17,9 billion over the period from 2019 to 2023.

However, several studies have shown that wind energy in the United States costs, on average, less than several other sources, including coal, excluding government subsidies.

Donald Trump has publicly expressed his hostility toward wind power on numerous occasions over the past several years. "I've never understood wind power," he said in 2019.

In addition to the cost, the property developer criticises their ugliness and the problems they cause for whales, according to him.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), "there is no established link between whale deaths and offshore wind power."

Asked by AFP, several specialists indicated that not all wind projects were subject to the federal authorization requirement.

"I don't see a case in which the government could prevent a wind project from going ahead that doesn't require federal approval," said Katrina Fischer Kuh, a professor of environmental law at Pace University.

Moreover, while most large wind farms require federal financial assistance, some smaller projects can do without it, according to Jeffrey Thaler, a professor of energy policy law at the University of Maine.

In addition to a veto on new wind turbines, Donald Trump said on Wednesday that "the thousands (of wind turbines) that are inactive or broken should be dismantled as quickly as possible."