President Donald J. Trump issued a proclamation directing his administration to seek agreements to adjust imports of wind turbines and their parts, citing a national security threat identified under a trade law review, according to the Federal Register.
The Secretary of Commerce found that wind turbines and their components are being imported under circumstances that threaten to impair United States national security and recommended actions to adjust those imports. The proclamation orders negotiations aimed at addressing that threat.
The Secretary of Commerce reported that wind energy is an intermittent source that burdens the U.S. electrical grid and diverts it from more reliable sources. The report also cited cybersecurity vulnerabilities in modern networked inverters—“the vast majority” of which are produced outside the United States—that could allow remote control access to turbines and cause power disruptions. The Secretary further found that wind turbines can interfere with radar, affecting air traffic control, weather forecasting, homeland security, and defense missions, and that imports of wind turbine components have increased over the last decade while domestic capacity for some products, such as blades, has not meaningfully grown.
Trump said he concurred with the Secretary’s finding that wind turbines and their components are being imported under circumstances that threaten to impair national security. He directed the Secretary of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative to jointly pursue or continue negotiations with foreign trading partners to address the threat, and to update him on the status of talks within 180 days. The proclamation states that, depending on the status or outcome of negotiations, the President may consider alternative remedies in the future.
The proclamation explains that Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act allows a plan of action, including negotiations and other measures, to adjust imports that threaten to impair national security. It also notes that certain wind components contain significant amounts of aluminum, steel, or copper and are already subject to separate Section 232 tariffs imposed in prior proclamations on those metals. The new proclamation does not modify those existing tariffs.
The Secretary of Commerce is directed to continue monitoring imports of wind turbines and their components, review their status with respect to national security, and inform the President of any circumstances that may indicate the need for further action under Section 232. The proclamation is designated Proclamation 11074 and was signed Oct. 22, 2026.