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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 money will be delivered in three $13.3 million grants, provided LEEDCo. continues to meet engineering, permitting and construction goals set by the DOE.
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.
“Today’s defeat is bad news for the prospects of an open lake dumping ban in Lake Erie and increased funding for eliminating the threat of algal blooms in western Lake Erie.
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.