There are also reports that the US government is considering similar arrangements with other offshore wind developers holding federal leases with projects at a similar stage of development to those developed by TotalEnergies.

In their letter dated 31 March , the lawmakers questioned the authority of the Department of the Interior to use taxpayer funds for such a payment and requested clarification on whether Congress had appropriated funding for this purpose. According to Ocasio-Cortez and Markey, the administration had not explained the legal justification for the payment or the origin of the funding.