The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management ( BOEM) on Tuesday settled 2 wind energy locations (WEAs) in the offshore Oregon region, lining up with government objectives to deploy 30 gigawatts of overseas wind power along U.S. coastlines this years to fight environment change.

The 2 WEAs, Coos Bay WEA and Brookings WEA, are spread out across 195,012 acres (78,919 hectares) and the department continues to take steps to progress its method to overseas wind to drive towards union-built tasks and a domestic-based supply chain, stated the firm, which belongs to the U.S. Department of the Interior.

BOEM is checking out additional opportunities for offshore wind energy advancement in the U.S., including in the Gulf of Maine and the U.S. Central Atlantic coast.

Progress to develop the U.S. overseas wind market slowed in 2023 after offshore designers canceled contracts to sell power in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Jersey, and threatened to cancel arrangements in other states, as skyrocketing inflation, interest rate walkings and supply chain problems increased project expenses.

Previously this month, Avangrid and Amazon stated they expanded their U.S. collaboration with 98.4 megawatt wind project to source renewable resource from Avangrid wind farm situated in Gilliam County, Oregon.

At least 100,000 clients in Oregon were left without electrical power during severe winter storms in early 2024.