The operator of New England’s electric grid warned Monday that the Trump administration’s move to halt a nearly-completed offshore wind farm will cause risks to the reliability of the electric grid.

“Delaying the project will increase risks to reliability,” said grid operator ISO New England in a Monday statement.

“Recent heatwaves in New England drove demand for electricity to very high levels and demonstrated that our region needs all generation resources with market obligations to be available to meet demand and maintain required reserves,” said the regional transmission operator.

“Beyond near-term impacts to reliability in the summer and winter peak periods, delays in the availability of new resources will adversely affect New England’s economy and industrial growth, including potential future data centers,” it continued.

The comments come after the Trump administration on Friday........

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