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By: WKYC
May 27, 2016
The U.S. Department of Energy announced that Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) has been awarded $40 million in grant funding for the offshore "wind farm" wind turbine project in Lake Erie.
LEEDCo is a non-profit organization working to build an offshore wind power industry in Northeast Ohio for clean energy and good jobs
By: John Funk, The Plain Dealer
May 27, 2016
The U.S. Department of Energy is awarding $40 million to the Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. to build a six-turbine pilot wind farm in Lake Erie by the end of 2018.
The award caps a 10-year struggle that began as an idea in the mind of Cleveland Foundation President and CEO Ronn Richard upon his arrival in Cleveland.
The House of Representatives today failed to pass the annual funding measure for federal energy- and water-related programs, in a 112-306 vote, an annual spending measure which typically passes by overwhelming margins.