Ohio lawmakers challenge siting board over ‘poison pill’ for offshore wind

Energy News Network: The fate of a proposed 20.7-megawatt Icebreaker wind farm in Lake Erie is headed for a final ruling by the Ohio Power Siting Board in September after the board’s chair was confronted by state lawmakers at a meeting last week.

The project, worth an estimated $250 million to the local economy, would be the first freshwater wind farm in the nation. Developers say a May permitting decision by the siting board potentially requiring extensive shutdowns to protect wildlife will effectively kill the project.

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