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US Pays RWE $1.2 Billion to Scrap Offshore Wind, Boost Gas Bet

The Trump administration has agreed to pay German utility RWE about $1.2 billion to cancel three U.S. offshore wind leases, with the company expected to redirect much of that capital into American natural gas and LNG projects. The move hardens a policy shift away from offshore wind and toward fossil fuels, with long‑term implications for investors, coastal economies, and climate targets. Readers will learn what is in the deal, who gains and who loses, and how it could reshape the U.S. energy mix.

Washington is putting money behind a major change in U.S. energy priorities. The Trump administration has struck a roughly $1.2 billion deal with German energy group RWE to cancel three offshore wind projects off the U.S. coast, in exchange for the company steering more investment into domestic natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure. The agreement, described by officials and confirmed in public reporting, will see RWE compensated for walking away from its offshore wind leases, which had faced both political headwinds and questions over long‑term support. In return, RWE is expected to commit a significant share of its U.S. portfolio to gas projects that align more closely with…

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