Trump dislikes the appearance of wind farms. Unfortunately, America’s court system has a different say.

President Donald Trump has always made his dislike for wind farms extremely clear. However, his significant attempt during his second term to stop the construction of new wind farms has now been undermined by five rulings from federal courts.

Trump has referred to wind farms as “” eyesores. He has stated that they are “” and that wind energy “.” He has also claimed that the noise coming from windmills can cause cancer.

Evidently, Trump has shown particular contempt for offshore wind – the type that places turbines dozens of miles out in open water. Apparently, this dates back to his opposition against a proposed offshore wind farm near his Scottish golf course a decade ago. His disdain reached a peak when the Department of the Interior announced in December that it had [action missing] for five multibillion – dollar offshore wind farms on national security grounds, arguing that wind turbines could interfere with radar signals.

On Monday, a federal judge ruled that Ørsted, a Danish energy giant developing one of those projects off the coast of New York State, could resume construction. This was the fifth time in the past three weeks that a federal judge had ruled against the Trump administration in this case, and now all five of the wind farms planned in federal waters have received the approval. Although the legal battle is not over yet, it’s another defeat for Trump in his fight against wind energy, which continues to grow in the U.S. despite the president’s attacks.

“After five rulings and five clear results, it’s time to move beyond the uncertainty caused by litigation and let these projects complete the work they were approved to do,” Hillary Bright, executive director of offshore wind advocacy group Turn Forward, said in a statement.

A spokesperson from the Department of the Interior declined ’s request for comment due to pending litigation.

Wind power, and renewable energy in general, performed much better during Trump’s first year back in office than many had anticipated. According to [report missing] released last week by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, in the first 11 months of 2025, wind and solar power combined accounted for nearly 90% of all newly installed generation capacity in the U.S. [Investment missing] in solar energy and battery storage in the past year was responsible for most of this, but wind power was also significant. The energy source represented nearly 16% of newly installed electricity generation last year, more than natural gas and second only to solar.

Wind is not only maintaining a stable position in the U.S.’s energy mix; its share is increasing. Between January and November of last year, more than 5,500 megawatts of new wind power were installed in the U.S., which is 71% more than what was built in the same period in 2024.

While the Trump administration has eliminated most federal funding for green energy and tried to use litigation to force wind and [energy source missing] to submit, investors have mostly remained [opinion missing] about clean power’s prospects in the U.S. This has mainly been due to higher electricity prices and the soaring demand from data center projects.

The offshore farm in New York State ruled on this week, known as Sunrise Wind, is reportedly [description missing], and developers say it will eventually power 600,000 homes in the state. It’s unclear whether the administration will seek to appeal any of the five decisions, but for now, Sunrise Wind is expected to start supplying electricity later this year.