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.

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

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

The President Donald Trump administration announced it would pause the leases of five offshore wind farms being built on the East Coast.

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

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.

On Wednesday at 10:53 a.m. an updated wind advisory was issued by the National Weather Service in effect until 4 p.m. for John Day Basin and Central Oregon.

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