Some changes were made to the North East Township zoning map that define the areas where the proposed new zoning regulations apply. The Renewable Energy Overlay that lies across southern North East Township was previously the area designated for wind energy, but now includes solar energy. Any potential development of renewables is to be located […]
A Simple Illustration of Why Solar Energy Fails on the Grid
There’s a big push for solar energy right now because the government is throwing money at it. In Erie County there are multiple solar projects in the works and they always tell us something like, “This project will power X thousand homes,” like 2 thousand or 5 thousand or whatever other number they make up […]
LEEDCO Icebreaker Lake Erie Wind Turbines Halted as Backers and Money Run Out
In a huge win for everyone interested in saving Lake Erie itself from industrial development, the LEEDCO Icebreaker wind turbine project proposed for the waters off of Cleveland, Ohio has finally been cancelled. The Department of Energy has begun the process of revoking the remaining portion of the $50 million it had granted the project […]