California said June 23 it intends to sue US Interior Dept. and developer Golden State Wind LLC for an "unlawful agreement" to cancel $120M Morro Bay lease for 2-GW floating wind project.
Invenergy is the latest to accept $765M buyout of wind lease areas in exchange for new gas projects, but developer still is set to build the 800-mile Grain Belt transmission line for land-based wind and solar energy.
Clean energy legal actions get second wind as June 6 federal court decision rejects Trump rules for how wind-solar projects can use key federal tax credits during construction—following by days state attorneys general lawsuit to nullify a wind developer's $1B government lease buyout they claim is “blatantly unlawful.”
Worley is EPC contractor on 200-MW capacity plant, ensuring high-pressure systems and chemical handling facilities using potassium hydroxide electrolytes meet safety standards.
After winning court rulings in recent weeks against Trump-ordered construction halts, East Coast megaprojects and political supporters are mounting new efforts to avert attacks as more projects reach key completion and power delivery milestones.
Industry event channels lessons learned and strong momentum to keep investment and supply chain appeal strong for clean energy sector; "Reimagining is not retreat," said top wind advocate.
Giant 2.6-GW project, nearly complete, is last of three to win a federal court reprieve in one week from Trump administration-ordered construction shutdowns, with two other projects awaiting decisions.