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Thu Sep 19, 2024, 07:34 PM Sep 19

AP: Lawsuits buffet US offshore wind projects, seeking to end or delay them

https://apnews.com/article/offshore-wind-lawsuits-clean-energy-windmills-turbines-9258cc52b8695df7ba22d51da829b811
Lawsuits buffet US offshore wind projects, seeking to end or delay them
By WAYNE PARRY
Updated 3:49 PM EDT, September 18, 2024

BRIGANTINE, N.J. (AP) — Opponents of offshore wind around the U.S. are pelting projects with lawsuits seeking to cancel them or tie them up for years in costly litigation.

The court cases represent another hurdle the nascent industry must overcome, particularly along the East Coast where opposition to offshore wind farms is vocal and well-organized.

They add another pressure point for an industry already struggling with escalating prices, shaky supply chains, and a handful of highly publicized turbine failures that opponents are seizing on as proof that the structures are unreliable and unsafe, something the industry denies.

There are 13 cases pending in federal courts targeting offshore wind projects, according to the American Clean Power Association, an offshore wind trade group. An undetermined number of additional lawsuits are active in state courts, they said.

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