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Overall, the German firm plans to invest approximately \u20ac17bn (\u00a314.5bn; $19.6bn) in the US over the next six years “to grow its generation capacity”.<\/p>\n
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said in a statement posted on X that Americans deserve an energy system built on common sense and not one dependent on “costly subsidies”. <\/p>\n
“We welcome RWE’s agreement and voluntary investment in projects that strengthen our nation’s energy security,” he added.<\/p>\n
The deal is the latest the Trump administration has reached this year as Trump, a vocal supporter of the fossil fuel industry, continues his push to halt offshore wind projects.<\/p>\n
Trump has sought to boost government support for fossil fuels after campaigning for the presidency under the slogan “drill, baby, drill”.<\/a><\/p>\n Days after his return to office, he said “we’re not going to do the wind thing” and called them “big, ugly windmills” that were dangerous to wildlife.<\/p>\n In March 2026, the DoI reached a deal with TotalEnergies putting an end to the French company’s offshore wind projects in the US.<\/p>\n Instead, the firm agreed to reroute investment to build a LNG plant in Texas and to develop “upstream conventional oil” in the Gulf of Mexico.<\/p>\n The administration signed a similar $129bn (\u00a396bn) agreement with Charlotte-based Duke Energy last month in exchange for the termination of the company’s offshore wind lease in the Carolina Long Bay area.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n