Report: Trump administration stopping 4 Minnesota wind power developments

By: Brian Martucci

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: July 10, 2026

Words: 991

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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The Trump administration’s de facto freeze on wind energy puts 1,200 construction jobs, 4,400 “indirect and induced” jobs and more than $168 million in economic impact at risk for Minnesota, according to a new report from a St. Paul-based progressive think tank.

The U.S. Department of Defense has stopped completing the mandated — and once-routine — national security review process for proposed wind farms. As a result, Minnesota could lose four wind energy projects …

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