The Trump administration has classified wind turbine imports as a national security risk, marking a rare intervention in clean energy trade. While the move signals growing scrutiny over supply chain vulnerabilities, officials have not yet imposed tariffs on the components. The decision comes amid broader debates over industrial policy and energy independence. Details on how the administration plans to address the threat remain unclear.
The Trump administration has determined that imports of wind turbine parts pose a national security threat, but it does not appear to be opting to tariff them. President Trump issued a memo Thursday saying “wind turbines and their components and subcomponents are being imported into the United States under such circumstances as to threaten to...
