Major wind project was dependent on Biden admin waiving taxpayer safeguard: internal docs

EXCLUSIVE: The Biden administration waived a key fee designed to safeguard taxpayers for a major offshore wind project after officials said the project depended on the action.

Thomas Catenacci is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.

"The more we dig into the details of the Vineyard Wind project the more concerning it becomes. The Biden administration brags that this is the first utility-scale offshore wind project. But clearly, without BOEM contorting the approval process and waiving requirements meant to protect taxpayers, Vineyard is unlikely to ever have gotten off the ground," Michael Chamberlain, the director of watchdog group Protect the Public's Trust (PPT), which obtained the documents, told Fox News Digital.

"Both BOEM and the developer have admitted as much. This situation does not bode well," Chamberlain continued. "If government has to bend the rules to make these projects feasible, it's just a matter of time before the 'clean energy transition' is dead in the water. The only questions may be how many taxpayer resources are put at risk and how much of the American public’s trust is squandered before it happens."