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Is it not allowed to build wind turbine power plants

President Donald Trump said the U. will not approve wind or solar power projects. Trump has tightened federal permitting for renewables with Interior Secretary Doug Burgum now having the final say. . The wind sector is perhaps the most prominent example of state and local permitting imposing new restrictions on energy deployment, which could stymie its potential to satisfy future power sector demand. Electric power generation from wind from 2014 to 2023 has more than doubled, rising from 181. A project could require approvals from multiple levels of government (federal, tribal, state, and local) that consider project aesthetics, economics, land use, and effects. . President Donald Trump said the U. Renewable companies fear that projects will no longer receive permits that were once normal course. . Although wind energy projects are commonly praised for producing green power, they rarely receive preferential permitting treatment. Wind energy projects raise local land use, environmental, and community concerns similar to those raised by other commercial and industrial projects.

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