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Environment
Under Trump’s new law, Oregon could lose big on solar and wind energy projects
Under the Trump Adminstration's One Big Beautiful Bill, Oregon could lose about 4 gigawatts of planned wind and solar energy, or enough energy to power one million homes.

Microgrids a step closer to reality for Oregon communities
Lawmakers have passed a set of bills that will allow Oregonians to develop community-owned microgrids.

Environment
A wind project is stalled in New York. Experts worry about impacts across the U.S.
The Trump administration halted the construction of a New York offshore wind project. Legal analysts say it has implications far beyond the wind industry.

Portland General Electric achieves renewable power milestone with help from eastern Montana winds
Portland General Electric produced gigawatt of wind energy on a single day earlier this year, after the company acquired the renewable resource from an eastern Montana wind farm.

Science & Environment
Offshore wind looked like a sure thing for Oregon — until it wasn’t. What went wrong?
The federal government postponed a floating offshore wind auction off the coast of Southern Oregon. Many still see the potential, but the state must first tackle a combination of issues that led to the postponement.

Training center in Oregon teaches wind technicians from around the US
Avangrid’s National Training Center in Sherman County, Oregon, was built this summer and just worked with its first set of technicians.
Science & Environment
As Southern Oregon opposition to offshore wind mounts, energy developers opt not to bid
At least one company is no longer interested in bidding on a chance to develop a floating offshore wind project off the Southern Oregon coast, and others may also have backed out.

Tribes file lawsuit to delay Southern Oregon floating offshore wind auction
The Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians filed a lawsuit claiming the federal government failed to consider the environmental, cultural and economic impacts of the potential of floating offshore wind.
5 companies set to bid on Southern Oregon offshore wind leases
The federal government has published the details of an offshore wind auction. Companies are bidding on who will get to deploy the first floating wind turbines off the coast of Southern Oregon.

Science & Environment
Feds will auction two wind energy sites off southern Oregon coast in October
The announcement follows a federal environmental assessment that found the sites would not pose a threat.