The United States federal government is planning to stop the development of the 2.2 gigawatt (GW) Maryland offshore wind project with the White House asking the federal court to revoke the permit for the project undertaken by US Wind Inc.
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed to voluntarily remand and vacate the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) approval of the scheme’s Construction and Operations (COP) plan.
Liz Burdock, CEO of offshore wind trade organisation Oceantic Network, on Friday said the move “will raise electricity prices for families, jeopardise private investment, delay economic growth, and weaken our power grid”.
“The unlawful actions by the Trump administration against fully permitted offshore wind projects up and down the East Coast represent one of the largest, economically devastating assaults on US workers, businesses, and energy in decades”, Burdock said
Meanwhile, in the filing with the US District Court in Maryland, the DOJ argues that BOEM underestimated the impact on search and rescue operations by helicopters and the potential harm to commercial fisheries in its clearance during the Biden-era administration.
In August, the government voiced its intent to cancel the billion-dollar Maryland Offshore Wind project by challenging the BOEM’s approval from December 2024 in court.
However, the project’s developer, US Wind (backed by Apollo Global and Toto Holding) has filed a counterclaim.
The developer states that the Trump administration’s efforts to rescind offshore wind permits are “inextricably tied to a wider plan to hinder or kill outright offshore wind projects (and renewable energy projects more generally) for political purposes.”
US Wind’s claim may not be far from the truth after all. Since January 2025, the Donald Trump administration has made moves to end renewable energy projects across the nation.
On his first day in office, president Donald Trump signed a series of energy executive orders, reversing several climate initiatives of the previous administration.
In July, Energy Secretary, Chris Wright, warned the country could withdraw from the International Energy Agency (IEA) if the agency continued pushing its current climate-focused agenda.
Again, last month, the US Department of Transportation cancelled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects in 11 states including $435 million for a floating wind farm in Northern California.
Wind projects halted by the Trump administration
Revolution Wind: This offshore wind farm, located off the coasts of Rhode Island and Connecticut, was approximately 80% complete when the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issued a stop-work order in August 2025, citing national security concerns.
The project, which was expected to power over 350,000 homes, has led to a lawsuit from the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island and the development companies involved.
Lava Ridge Wind Project: The Interior Department announced in August 2025 that it was cancelling the authorization for this onshore wind project in Idaho, which was approved in late 2024 by the Biden administration.
The project was to have a generating capacity of 1GW and was being developed by LS Power, a subsidiary of Magic Valley Energy. The project would have spanned 57,447 acres with up to 231 turbines.