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Oregon fishermen, tribes angered by surprise announcement on offshore wind energy areas - OregonLive

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Oregon fishermen, tribes angered by surprise announcement on offshore wind energy areas - oregonlive.com

The federal government has finalized two wind energy areas off the Oregon coast, opening the door to the sale of offshore wind leases in the state.

The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced on Tuesday that the two wind energy areas total approximately 195,000 acres and have the potential to generate 2.4 gigawatts of clean renewable energy – enough to power about 830,000 homes.

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