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California and New York sue over offshore wind lease buybacks
4projects
Number of Invenergy wind projects covered by the lease buyback
California and New York, joined by seven states, sued the Trump administration over plans to buy back offshore wind leases and cancel projects. Proposed deals would pay energy companies $1.4 billion, while nearly $4 billion has been pledged nationwide.
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California and New York sued the Trump administration over plans to buy back offshore wind leases.
2 of 2 sources“Democratic attorneys general from California and New York have sued the Trump administration over its plans to buy back offshore wind leases”
The Trump administration said it is buying back Invenergy's U.S. offshore wind leases for four projects.
2 of 2 sources“The Trump administration said in June it was buying back the company’s US offshore wind leases for four wind projects”