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Even if a Dem is elected in '28, who is going to make a multi-year investment with the chance that JD Vance/Trump Jr/MTG could be elected in '32?
Do you think they will necessarily have the same hardon against wind that Donald Sr has?
I have seen no indication that any of those 3 wouldn't. And in general the GOP is pretty virulently against wind power, take the false stories about them causing whale strandings or the Texas winter power outage. Its true no one has had quite the sustained, obsessive, demented hatred that Trump has ("windmills cause cancer"). But would you be willing to bet $Bs on them being any better?
It doesn't matter. You won't invest billions into new plants if they can be cancelled on a whim.
And mind you, the previous cancellation was contested through the courts, and it was found to be illegal. So now the administration did essentially the same, but without citing any reasons (they are "classified").
If this stands, then it is really a death blow to the US industry. It undermines the main pillar of capitalism: protection of property rights.