America's $4 Billion Wind Retreat Is a Bet on Permanently Cheap Gas | OilPrice.com Leon Stille Leon Stille has a background in energy sciences (MSc and BSc) and is pursuing a PhD in energy policy. He currently runs his own company,… More Info Premium Content By Leon Stille – Aug 10, 2026, 2:00 PM CDT The United States has committed almost $4 billion through a series of settlements that reimburse companies for abandoning offshore-wind leases after directing equivalent capital mainly into LNG, oil and natural-gas projects. Natural gas is a valuable source of dispatchable power, but it already supplies roughly…