US President Donald Trump is among the loudest voices spouting disinformation against wind power. When he took office in January, he ordered a freezeon leasing federal areas for new offshore wind projects and issuing federal permits for projects.
Then, in May, the Trump administration allowed work on a major New York offshore wind project to resume. This week,fishing companies and wind energy opponents filed a lawsuitto reinstate the stop work order.
Wind poweris the largest renewable energy source in the US and currently makes up about 10% of total electricity. Countries like Germany had a share of 28%, with wind power making up the lion share of Denmark’s energy mix (58%). In 2024, wind and solar combined generated more electricity in the US than coal for the first time, think tank Ember reported.
False claims about wind energy are amplified on social media. DW’s Fact check team takes the wind out of the sail of disinformation…
