Daily on Energy: New Jersey offshore wind critics rejoice on Orsted cancellations

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Rep. Jeff Van Drew, a Republican who represents Southern New Jersey, tweeted that he was “thrilled to see that Orsted has decided to pack up its offshore wind scam and leave South Jersey's beautiful coasts alone.” “The world has in many ways, from a macroeconomic and industry point of view, turned upside down,” Orsted CEO Mads Nipper told reporters on a call.

MEANWHILE, IN BETTER NEWS FOR OFFSHORE WIND…: The Biden administration announced Tuesday approval of the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind Commercial project – the largest commercial-scale U.S. offshore wind project, which is expected to provide roughly 2,600 MW of capacity. BUY AMERICA REQUIREMENTS CRA: Sen. Marco Rubio tweeted yesterday that the upper chamber will vote on his resolution to overturn a Biden administration decision waiving “Buy America” requirements for government-funded electric vehicle charging stations.

Also: Keep an eye out on any Democratic senators that would cross the aisle in voting for this resolution. The bill’s introduction highlights slight movement in an otherwise stalled priority for both parties within Congress. Although there is bipartisan support to streamline the permitting process for energy projects, there is large disagreement between the two sides on how to do so. More on that here.

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