Floating Offshore Wind in Oregon: Potential for Jobs and Economic Impacts in Oregon Coastal Counties from Two Future Scenarios

Research output: NRELTechnical Report

Abstract

This analysis examines the employment and potential economic impacts of large-scale deployment of offshore wind technology off the coast of Oregon. This analysis examines impacts within the seven Oregon coastal counties: Clatsop, Tillamook, Lincoln, Lane, Douglas, Coos, and Curry. The impacts highlighted here can be used in county, state, and regional planning discussions and can be scaled to get a general sense of the economic development opportunities associated with other deployment scenarios.
Original languageAmerican English
Number of pages34
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016

NREL Publication Number

  • NREL/TP-5000-65432

Keywords

  • economic development
  • economic impacts
  • GDP
  • jobs
  • ocean energy
  • offshore wind
  • Oregon
  • Oregon coastal counties
  • wind deployment

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