Lincoln County Wave Energy Power Project

Introduction

This page contains information about the Lincoln County Wave Energy Power Project first announced by the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday, August 16, 2006.

Contact Lincoln County to comment on our wave energy project, or to add your e-mail address to our list to receive notices, press releases, and periodic updates on the project: waves@co.lincoln.or.us

Recent News:

• FINE Meeting Agenda*

Wave Energy Forums 2009 Powerpoint Presentations

• Lincoln County Community Forums 2009
• Wave Energy Development in the Pacific NW -- Environmental Effects - Forums 2009
• The Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center - Forums 2009

Recent County documents:

• Latest County filing with Minerals Management Service (MMS)  (August 2008)*
• Latest County filing with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) (May 2008)*
• Community Forum PowerPoint (June 2007)*

County ordinances:

A. Ordinance # 446 (passed)*
(establishing the FINE Committee)
B. Ordinance # 455 (passed)*
(expanding FINE Committee review to marine reserves)

Recent State documents:

• Governor's Executive Order # 08-07 (March 2008)*
  (directing state agencies to protect coastal communities in siting marine reserves and wave energy projects)
• Governor's cover letter to OPAC (March 2008)*
• Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the State of Oregon and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (March 2008)*
• Governor's letter to FERC regarding MOU and OPT project (March 2008)*

Links:

• Territorial Sea Plan Advisory Committee website:  http://www.lcd.state.or.us/LCD/tspac.shtml

• Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (OSU) website: http://nnmrec.oregonstate.edu/

• FERC Hydrokinetic Energy (including Wave Energy) website: http://www.ferc.gov/industries/hydropower/indus-act/hydrokinetics.asp

• Minereral Management Services Offshore Energy (including wave energy) website: http://www.mms.gov/offshore/RenewableEnergy/index.htm

• Oregon Wave Energy Trust website: http://www.oregonwave.org

• Ecological Effects of Wave Energy Development in the Pacific Northwest: http://hmsc.oregonstate.edu/waveenergy/

State legislation:

A. House Joint Memorial 22 (passed)*
(requesting Congress clarify FERC jurisdiction
and use local siting process)
B. House Bill 2925 (passed)*
(small projects exempt from WRC permit)
C. Senate Bill 838 (passed)*
(renewable portfolio standards (RPS))
D. Senate Bill 875 (passed)*
(tax incentives; removal of abandoned facilities)
E. Presentation to Joint Ocean Policy Committee*
(printout of PowerPoint)