Oregon
West Ridge and East Ridge Wind Projects, Harney County, OR
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Wind Project OPPOSITION: The Oregon National Desert Association (ONDA); Audubon Society of Portland; Nature Conservancy PROSPECTS: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: Columbia Energy Partners (CEP) wanted to build its West Ridge and East Ridge wind projects, consisting … Continue reading
First Wind Cascade Wind Farm, OR
STATUS: Killed TYPE: Wind OPPOSITION: Government officials (Oregon Energy Facility Siting Council), Local residents PROSPECTS: Dead BACKGROUND: Cascade Wind Farm was a proposed 40-turbine, 60-megawatt wind farm in Wasco County, Oregon. The project would have produced electricity for about 18,000 … Continue reading
Florence, Oregon Ocean Wave Energy Project
STATUS: Canceled TYPE: Wave Energy OPPOSITION: OregonSurfrider Foundation PROSPECTS: Dead BACKGROUND: Oceanlinx filed for a preliminary permit in April 2007 to study a site within Oregon’s territorial sea off of Florence for a new wave energy project which would have … Continue reading
West Linn Highway Solar Project, Clackamas County, OR
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Solar OPPOSITION: Local Residents PROSPECTS: Likely BACKGROUND: Oregon transportation officials propose installing 13,600 to 17,000 solar panels on about 15 acres of the 43-acre site. The panels would produce 3.2 million kilowatt-hours of power … Continue reading
Finavera Renewables Makah Bay Wave Energy Project, OR
STATUS: Canceled TYPE: Wave Energy OPPOSITION: Washington Department of Ecology PROSPECTS: Dead BACKGROUND: Finavera Renewables filed an application to construct the Makah Bay project, a 1-MW offshore wave power demonstration plant, with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in November … Continue reading
Port Westward LNG, Clatskanie, Oregon
STATUS: Killed TYPE: Natural Gas OPPOSITION: Environmental groups, local residents PROSPECT: Dead BACKGROUND: Port Westward LNG was a proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Clatskanie, Oregon. As proposed, the facility would have an average sendout capacity of 700 million … Continue reading
Jordan Cove LNG, Coos Bay, Oregon
STATUS: In progress with opposition TYPE: Natural Gas OPPOSITION: Oregon Sierra Club; Citizens Against LNG; Friends of Living Oregon Waters; Oregon Wild; Oregon Citizens Against the Pipeline; Klamath Siskiyou Wildlands Center; Umpqua Watersheds; local residents PROSPECT: Indeterminate BACKGROUND: Jordan Cove … Continue reading
Bradwood Landing LNG, Oregon
STATUS: Killed TYPE: Natural Gas OPPOSITION: Oregon and Washington state governments; Columbia Riverkeeper; the Nez Perce Tribe; Columbia River Business Alliance; Oregon Sierra Club; local residents PROSPECT: Dead BACKGROUND: Bradwood Landing was a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on the … Continue reading
Oregon LNG, Warrenton, Oregon
STATUS: In progress with opposition OPPOSITION: Columbia Riverkeeper; Columbia River Clean Energy Coalition; Oregon Sierra Club; local residents PROSPECT: Likely BACKGROUND: Oregon LNG has proposed a $1 billion liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal and $300 million accompanying pipeline on the … Continue reading