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  "path": "/2026/05/27/offshore-wind-confusion-refunding-a-lease-is-not-a-buyout/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-28T01:00:00.000Z",
  "site": "https://wattsupwiththat.com",
  "tags": [
    "Climate Politics",
    "wind power",
    "BOEM",
    "Offshore Wind",
    "Trump Administration",
    "Offshore Wind Confusion: Refunding a Lease is not a Buyout",
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  "textContent": "Word has it that the Feds told the developers to take the deal or they would simply cancel the leases, letting the developers sue to try to get their money back, someday. The Feds have a strong lever here which explains their getting promises from the developers that they would reinvest the refund in oil and gas development.\n\nThe post Offshore Wind Confusion: Refunding a Lease is not a Buyout appeared first on Watts Up With That?.",
  "title": "Offshore Wind Confusion: Refunding a Lease is not a Buyout"
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