As of December 22, 2025, Senate Democrats ended permitting reform discussions after the Trump administration ordered work on all offshore wind farms under construction to halt, totaling 7 GW of power. [1] In a statement, Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., asserted that “attacks on fully permitting renewable energy projects must be reversed if there is to be any chance that permitting talks resume.” [2] The move comes after the US House of Representatives passed a permitting reform bill last week. The Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development Act, known as the SPEED Act, includes certainty provisions intended to prevent agencies from revisiting permits after they are issued. Regardless, the outlook for permitting reform was dim due to the Trump administration's efforts to stall renewable energy. Five projects are paused, including Vineyard Wind 1, Revolution Wind, CVOW, Sunrise Wind, and Empire Wind 1.
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