The political winds in Washington, D.C., have shifted against offshore wind energy plans that include at least one ambitious and controversial project proposed for Hawaii.

The president’s order has no immediate effect on offshore wind leases already authorized, including two large areas off California’s coast. But it sends a current of uncertainty through the fledgling renewable energy industry,

The president’s social media broadsides represent a big risk for Atlantic Shores, the only active project with a federal permit to build turbines off the state’s coast.

Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis, examines the struggles facing America’s wind energy industry. Companies are reporting significant financial losses on wind installations, and former President Donald Trump’s restrictions on federal land use for wind projects have exacerbated the problem.