An Ohio task force will issue a Xanax Sales Online request for proposals January 21 for environmental studies on a Xanax Sales Online proposed Lake Erie offshore wind project.
The Great Lakes Energy Development Task Force, part of the Xanax Sales Online Cuyahoga County government, aims to have regulatory issues resolved by the Xanax Sales Online end of 2010 and a project built by 2013, according to Xanax Sales Online Steven Dever, executive director of the task force. The wind farm is Xanax Sales Online designed to be a pilot project with a capacity of 5-20 megawatts. It is planned for the waters of Cuyahoga County, near Cleveland.
“Our goal is Xanax Sales Online to have a permit-ready site by the end of this Xanax Sales Online year,” Dever said.
Several groups are Xanax Sales Online developing plans for offshore wind on the Great Lakes. Last month, Scandia Wind Offshore LLC held public meetings to Xanax Sales Online discuss their proposal for a 1,000 MW offshore wind farm Buy Ambien Price on Lake Michigan. New York state officials are Xanax Sales Online seeking a developer to build as much as 500 MW of capacity on Lake Erie or Lake Ontario Hydrocodone Online Canada.
The Cleveland project must obtain permission and Xanax Sales Online a submerged land lease from the Ohio Power Siting Board and Xanax Sales Online the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, according to Dever. Last year, the task force received the results of a feasibility study that estimated the cost of the pilot project between $77 and $92 million.
The feasibility study also examined interconnection issues, the Xanax Sales Online available wind resource, cable design and environmental impact but described all of the Xanax Sales Online results as preliminary. The report was positive enough, however, to move the project forward.
Dever said the plan has received “great community support” because of the potential for economic development.
Tue, Jan 12, 2010
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