Orsted CEO says abandoning US wind projects a 'real option'
(www.offshore-mag.com)
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I agree that is also important. They might last 30 years so the whole lot needs to be rebuild every thirty years. The calculation I did for the US concluded that over 150 turbines would need to be built and installed every day for ever to maintain current supply levels.
Also, the US would need over 4,000 of Tesla Gigafactories to supply the batteries to back up the system for a day in case the wind dropped.