Global clean energy firm lays off 73 offshore wind employees based in Mass.

A German energy company plans to lay off 73 employees from its Boston-based US offshore wind arm, according to state filings.

RWE Offshore Wind Services, LLC said in a notice filed with state regulators Friday it will cut its Boston-area workforce by May 6.

“Last year we announced that, due to market conditions and increased risk profile, we would delay certain expenditures related to our US offshore wind development projects,” the company said in a statement. “With the current regulatory and political environment, we have made the decision to reduce the scope of our development activities and the size of our US offshore team.”

The company said it remains committed to ”advancing energy projects that meet rising energy demand, create jobs, and invest in communities” in the United States.

RWE, which operates across the globe, employs approximately 1,500 people in the US, according to its website. Its offshore wind development projects in the country are headquartered at the company’s Boston office, according to spokesperson Ryan Ferguson.

Ferguson said in a phone interview Saturday the layoffs will affect workers supporting the long-term development of offshore wind project across the country. The company decided to pull back its US investments due to a combination of market factors and permitting timelines, he added.

The move comes amid deep uncertainty in the offshore wind industry. Upon taking office, President Trump immediately ordered a pause on all offshore wind leases and permits.

RWE does not operate any offshore wind farms in New England but had been developing a project off the coast of New Jersey, in a joint venture with National Grid.In its third-quarter results, released in November, the company explicitly pointed to the incoming administration as jeopardizing its operations.

“Given the results of the US elections, we see higher risks than before for the timely implementation of offshore wind projects there,” Michael Mueller, the company’s chief financial officer, told Reuters at the time. “We have to expect that investments in our projects will come later than originally planned.”

RWE also operates solar facilities across the country, including nine in Massachusetts, according to its website: Chicopee, Merrimac, Shrewsbury, Dartmouth, Northbridge, Douglas, Westfield, and Groveland. It also operates two facilities in Rhode Island, in Foster and West Greenwich.