Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt criticized the Trump administration for pausing approvals of wind energy projects, calling the move politically motivated. A federal judge ruled that multiple federal agencies illegally suspended wind authorizations, a decision that could reopen stalled projects. Oklahoma has more than 12,700 MW of installed wind capacity and ranked third nationally in wind-generated electricity, with the Traverse Wind Project contributing 999 MW.
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt Slams Administration’s Pause On Wind Projects After Judge Rules Suspensions Illegal
08:26 AM, 12/10/2025
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (R) on Tuesday criticized the Trump administration for pausing approvals of wind energy projects nationwide, calling the move politically motivated.
Stitt spoke at Semafor’s "Powering America’s Future" event, telling host Ben Smith:
"You cannot weaponize these things and just for political purposes put your thumb on the scale."
On his first day in office, President Trump issued an executive order that prohibited the federal government from auctioning rights to develop offshore wind farms and temporarily blocked construction of some wind projects on public lands. The administration has since halted sign-offs on a range of green energy projects, including proposed wind farms.
On Monday, a federal judge found that the Interior Department, Commerce Department, Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers had illegally suspended authorizations for wind energy projects, a decision that could reopen permitting for stalled projects.
Oklahoma’s Wind Profile
According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Oklahoma had more than 12,700 megawatts of installed wind capacity as of the end of April. Last year the state ranked third nationally in electricity generated from wind—behind Texas and Iowa—producing roughly 9 percent of the nation’s wind-generated electricity.
Oklahoma’s largest wind facility, the Traverse Wind Project, has 999 megawatts of generating capacity and 356 turbines.
The Hill said it reached out to the White House for comment on Governor Stitt’s remarks.
Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Similar Articles
Federal Judge Vacates Trump Order Blocking Wind Energy Development, Clearing Way for Projects
Judge Patti Saris vacated President Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order that paused leasing and permitting for wind energy projec...
More Than 1,800 Trump Clemencies — Dozens Later Arrested, Raising Rule‑of‑Law Concerns
Legal experts warn that dozens of people pardoned or granted commutations by Donald Trump were later arrested on unrelated ch...
How a Round of Golf Preceded One of Trump’s Most Controversial Pardons
President Trump pardoned developer Timothy Leiweke, who had been charged in an alleged scheme to rig bidding for a $375 milli...
Supreme Court Appears Poised To Let Trump Remove Independent Agency Members — A Potential Overturn Of 1935 Precedent
The Supreme Court appears ready to side with the Trump administration in a case that could let the president remove members o...
Oklahoma Death-Row Inmate Hospitalized Hours After Governor Commutes His Sentence
Tremane Wood, 46, was hospitalized after being found unresponsive in a new cell hours after Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt commute...
Deeply Demoralizing: How Early Rollbacks Halted Appalachia’s Clean‑Energy Comeback
The Inflation Reduction Act’s 2022 investments promised to transform former coal communities, but early administration rollba...
Inside Scoop: Trump Calls Economy A+++++ — 63% Of Voters Disagree; GOP Women Push Back
Bottom line: President Trump calls the economy "A+++++," but 63% of registered voters disagree. While the administration cite...
Greene Rebukes Trump Over 'America First' Promises as Supreme Court Weighs Presidential Power; Notre Dame Exits Postseason — Morning Rundown
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized Donald Trump on CBS's "60 Minutes," saying he failed to prioritize domestic policy and...
Who’s Driving Up Your Electric Bill? Why Data Centers Aren’t the Main Culprit
Summary: Research suggests that growth in data-center load has not been the primary cause of higher retail electricity prices...
Appeals Court Temporarily Pauses Order That Would End National Guard Deployments In Washington, D.C.
Key Point: The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a temporary administrative stay of a lower-court order that would have en...
White House Denies Imminent Cabinet Purge As Noem, Patel and Hegseth Face Scrutiny
The White House vehemently denied media reports that President Trump plans a near‑term purge of senior political appointees, ...
Execution Halted Minutes Before It Was Set to Proceed — Oklahoma Inmate Later Found Unresponsive
Tremane Wood, convicted in the 2002 fatal stabbing of Ronnie Wipf, had his death sentence commuted to life without parole by ...
Florida's Full Congressional Delegation Urges Trump To Exclude State From Expanded Offshore Drilling Plan
Florida's entire congressional delegation — including Senators Rick Scott and Ashley Moody and all 28 House members — asked P...
Federal Judges Temporarily Block New Conditions on Hundreds of Millions in DHS Grants
Two federal judges issued temporary orders blocking the Trump administration from adding new conditions to hundreds of millio...
Over 230 Environmental Groups Demand Nationwide Moratorium on New U.S. Datacenters Amid AI Boom
A coalition of more than 230 environmental groups, including Greenpeace and Food & Water Watch, has urged Congress to imp...