Five Offshore Windmill Proposals Received for Lakes Erie, Ontario

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Source: Buffalo News

Five proposals have been received to construct offshore windmills in Lake Erie and/or Lake Ontario.

Richard M. Kessel, New York Power Authority’s president and chief executive officer, announced Friday that a review process will get under way that is expected to end with one or more developers selected by early 2011.

“The goal is to try to get this project operating in the waters within five years,” Kessel said during a press conference at the Erie Basin Marina.

Kessel said the identity of the developers and the sites being eyed cannot be made public until the evaluation process advances. He promised a full environmental review, including looking at issues such as aesthetics, migratory birds, bats and the impact on the lake floor.

“We will go an extra mile to accommodate any environmental challenges or questions that people raise. We want everything answered,” Kessel said.


more: http://www.buffalonews.com/2010/06/05/1071894/five-offshore-windmill-proposals.html

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1. How do they deal with the ice in the winter?