- Citing President Donald Trump’s executive order halting new federal offshore wind leases, the New Hampshire House voted Thursday to roll back offshore wind development in the state.
- HB 682 would remove “offshore wind industry development” from the Office of Offshore Wind Industry Development and Energy Innovation.
- Republicans cited costs and harm to ocean life as reasons to support the legislation, while Democrats said offshore wind is a crucial step for fighting climate change.
Citing President Donald Trump’s executive order halting new federal offshore wind leases, the New Hampshire House voted Thursday to roll back offshore wind development in the state.
HB 682 would remove “offshore wind industry development” from the Office of Offshore Wind Industry Development and Energy Innovation. It would also repeal the Offshore Wind Industry Workforce Training Center Committee and the Offshore and Port Development Commission.
The legislation passed the House 206-163 largely along party lines.
