Canary Media: 250+ onshore wind projects stalled as Pentagon freezes permitting

For the past 15 years, onshore wind projects have followed the same process to get the Department of Defense’s permission to build. Now, that familiar route has been closed off, effectively jeopardizing all new wind projects on private land — more than 250 nationwide — and threatening to sideline 30 GW of potential generation capacity, according to the American Clean Power Association. All wind projects in the U.S. must first head through the Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Siting Clearinghouse. It’s a routine that has spanned presidencies, including the first Trump administration, and that typically revolves around making sure turbines don’t interfere with radars or federal airspace. But the DOD hasn’t signed off on a mitigation agreement since August 2025. Learn MORE.