The Offshore Wind Boom Is Just Getting Started

What a difference a year or two can make. Two years ago, the Trump administration extended the existing moratorium on oil drilling on parts off the East Coast along Florida's, Georgia's, and South Carolina's coasts to wind farm development, leading to serious uncertainties around the federal offshore wind permitting process.

Previously, Trump had gone on a bizarre tirade, essentially labeling wind turbines as the biggest bird slayers, so his stance on wind energy might not have come as a complete surprise. But offshore wind has now come full circle,…