North America’s first freshwater wind farm received approval from Ohio energy regulators, bringing the long-planned Lake Erie project closer to construction—so long as its turbines are stopped overnight.
The Ohio Power Siting Board voted unanimously Thursday to approve a certificate of construction, so long as the 20.7 megawatt project, called Icebreaker Wind, meets a host of requirements before and after construction. One of those restrictions is that turbines be shut from “dusk to dawn,” something the developer said is in violation of a deal reached with regulators last May.
“This Order is not an approval. A condition added by ...
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