July 30, 2025 — New York State’s Public Service Commission is withdrawing plans for a transmission line supporting offshore wind.
The line would have connected New York City with numerous offshore wind farms. But states are now facing federal pushback on developing wind power.
Earlier this year, the Trump administration attempted to stop development of New York’s Empire Wind Farm. Christopher Casey, New York utility regulatory director with the Natural Resources Defense Council, said the federal roadblocks make it harder to bolster this industry.
“There are permits and regulatory decisions that need to be made at both the state and the federal level,” said Casey. “If the federal government is putting up roadblocks wherever it can, then it is very difficult to move these projects – and ultimately, nothing can go forward.”