The president’s order has no immediate effect on offshore wind leases already authorized, including two large areas off California’s coast. But it sends a current of uncertainty through the fledgling renewable energy industry,

President Trump issued a sweeping executive order on his first day back in office, halting federal approvals of new wind farms and directing officials to look for ways to find ways to get rid of existing offshore wind leases.

The political winds in Washington, D.C., have shifted against offshore wind energy plans that include at least one ambitious and controversial project proposed for Hawaii.