On December 22, local time, the US government stopped five large-scale offshore wind power projects under construction on the east coast of the country on the grounds that “there are potential national security risks.” The US Department of Defense believes that offshore wind turbine blades and highly reflective towers will interfere with the radar. The US media are paying close attention to this, saying that stopping offshore wind power projects will threaten the power system and at the same time damage America's energy development prospects. The US Public Broadcasting Corporation reports that the idea of developing offshore wind power projects to supply electricity to cities began to sprout about 25 years ago, and actually began to advance 10 years ago. It has gone through layers of approval, including the US Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Defense, to determine whether these turbine blades may pose a threat to radars. Eventually, it passed all the tests, the license was granted, and the project has now invested billions of dollars. The report said that if alternatives are considered, it will take five to seven years to build a fossil fuel power plant to deliver gas turbines, while a nuclear power project will take even longer. Currently, the US is facing an almost unprecedented surge in energy demand, mainly driven by the electrification of the economy and the rise of artificial intelligence data centers. If you really look at it from a national security perspective, an unstable power grid that cannot support the growth of energy demand poses a real security threat.

On December 22, local time, the US government stopped five large-scale offshore wind power projects under construction on the east coast of the country on the grounds that “there are potential national security risks.” The US Department of Defense believes that offshore wind turbine blades and highly reflective towers will interfere with the radar. The US media are paying close attention to this, saying that stopping offshore wind power projects will threaten the power system and at the same time damage America's energy development prospects. The US Public Broadcasting Corporation reports that the idea of developing offshore wind power projects to supply electricity to cities began to sprout about 25 years ago, and actually began to advance 10 years ago. It has gone through layers of approval, including the US Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Defense, to determine whether these turbine blades may pose a threat to radars. Eventually, it passed all the tests, the license was granted, and the project has now invested billions of dollars. The report said that if alternatives are considered, it will take five to seven years to build a fossil fuel power plant to deliver gas turbines, while a nuclear power project will take even longer. Currently, the US is facing an almost unprecedented surge in energy demand, mainly driven by the electrification of the economy and the rise of artificial intelligence data centers. If you really look at it from a national security perspective, an unstable power grid that cannot support the growth of energy demand poses a real security threat.