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2024年10月12日，美国加利福尼亚州棕榈泉市的风力涡轮机。路透社/迈克·布莱克
路透社5月4日电——加州能源官员周一启动一项调查，涉特朗普政府与一家海上风电公司达成的取消该州中海岸原定项目的协议。
加州方面表示，正在就这笔1.2亿美元的政府补偿金收集信息，以确定其是否违反法律。
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作为换取化石燃料投资的海上租约付款退款，是唐纳德·特朗普总统为期一年的阻碍美国新兴海上风电产业举措中的最新策略之一。
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加州能源委员会表示，已向金州风力有限责任公司发出传票。该公司是海洋风力公司与伦敦海上风电投资公司雷夫图斯电力的合资企业。海洋风力公司是法国ENGIE集团与葡萄牙EDP可再生能源公司的合作企业。
“加州民众有权立即知晓这笔补偿金的性质，”加州能源委员会主席戴维·霍奇柴尔德在一份声明中说道。“纳税人的钱应用于打造可持续能源未来，而非花钱取消项目。”
加州设定目标，到2045年实现25吉瓦海上风电装机容量，以助力实现其气候变化目标。该州表示已投入逾1亿美元，用于开发海上风电所需的港口和输电基础设施。
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California probes Trump administration deal to cancel offshore wind lease
2026-05-04 23:45 UTC / Reuters
Wind turbines are shown in Palm Springs, California, U.S., October 12, 2024. REUTERS/Mike Blake
May 4 (Reuters) – California energy officials on Monday opened an investigation into the Trump administration’s agreement with an offshore wind company to cancel a planned project off the state’s central coast.
The state said it was seeking information about the $120 million government payout to determine whether it violated the law.
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The refunds of offshore lease payments, in exchange for fossil fuel investments, are part of a recent strategy in President Donald Trump’s year-long effort to stymie the nation’s young offshore wind industry.
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The California Energy Commission said it had issued a subpoena to Golden State Wind LLC, a joint venture between Ocean Winds and London-based offshore wind investment firm Reventus Power. Ocean Winds is a partnership between France’s ENGIE and Portugal’s EDP Renewables.
“Californians deserve immediate answers about the nature of this payout,” CEC Chair David Hochschild said in a statement. “Taxpayer dollars should be used to build a sustainable energy future, not to pay to make projects disappear.”
California has a goal to install 25 gigawatts of offshore wind by 2045 to help meet its climate change goals. The state said it had invested more than $100 million to develop port and transmission infrastructure needed for offshore wind.
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Golden State Wind and Interior Department officials were not immediately available for comment.
Reporting by Nichola Groom; Editing by Stephen Coates
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