Oregon Plans for Offshore Marine Renewable Energy [What’s New]

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Oregon has officially amended its Territorial Sea Plan to allow for siting of marine renewable energy development projects in state waters.

The amendment identifies four "Renewable Energy Suitability Study Areas" along the Oregon coast where initial development of wave energy will be encouraged and pose the least conflict with existing ocean uses and natural resources. The four areas are located off the coasts of Lakeside, Reedsport, Nestucca, and Camp Rilea, and total about 22 square miles or two percent of Oregon’s territorial sea.

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