(Salem, OR) -- Oregon Governor Tina Kotek is calling for a delay in the auction of offshore wind energy locations. The federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said five companies were qualified to take part in the auction, but only one expressed interest. Kotek says concerns over market readiness for the projects and a lawsuit filed by the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians against the federal agency were reasons for delay. The Oregon legislature's Coastal Caucus is also opposed. Kotek says offshore wind power holds promise, but it needs to be developed the right way.