Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum said the agency is pausing leases for five offshore wind farms "due to national security concerns."

Equinor ASA and Orsted A/S said they are engaging with US authorities over security concerns tied to their offshore wind projects, after the Trump administration issued another round of work suspension orders.

Gov. Healey calls federal government's national security claims 'another fabrication ... to further fossil fuels'

The Pentagon said the blades and towers of wind turbines could mask real military targets or cause radar to generate false targets.

At 5:16 a.m. on Wednesday, the National Weather Service issued an updated high wind warning in effect until 1 p.m. for South Central Oregon Coast and Curry County Coast.

Like any industry, wind energy has had its good and bad years. But 2025 may be one of the worst: a toxic stew of major policy reversals, corporate upheaval and sub‑par generation in key markets.

Citing national security concerns, the Trump administration suspended leases for five offshore wind projects on Monday.

On Tuesday at 11:06 a.m. an updated high wind warning was issued by the National Weather Service valid from 10 p.m. until Wednesday 4 p.m. for Klamath Basin, Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County and Central and Eastern Lake County.

IF some of the stronger wind forecasts are correct, this will be a devastating wind storm in the Willamette Valley and at least parts of Portland metro area. We’ll hope that’s not the case