The Trump administration just paid Invenergy $765 million to cancel four wind projects. That brings the running total to roughly $2.5 billion in taxpayer money spent to stop energy from being built. Think about that. At a time when electricity demand is rising, the Trump administration is spending billions to reduce the amount of power that could reach the grid. Trump has spent years attacking wind turbines as ugly and inefficient. He is entitled to his opinions about how they look. He is not entitled to make taxpayers finance those opinions. Seven states have already sued over earlier agreements. Federal courts have repeatedly found legal defects in this administration’s efforts to halt offshore wind development. The administration has cited national security concerns while providing little public evidence to support them, and judges have said they were not convinced. Strip away the politics and what remains is hard to defend. Billions in taxpayer money paid to private companies to cancel planned energy projects during a period of rising demand. Governments usually spend money to build things. This administration is spending billions to make sure some things never get built. nytimes.com/2026/06/17/clima…