The
accord
was
signed
by
former
Governor
Ted
Strickland
before
he
left
office
today.
It
gives
Lake
Erie
Energy
Development
Corporation
(LEEDCo)
and
its
partner
Freshwater
Wind
the
exclusive
right
for
up
to
four
years
to
apply
for,
and
negotiate,
a
final
lease
for
5,707
acres
(23sq
km)
in
Lake
Erie
at
a
site
approximately
seven
miles
(11.2km)
northwest
of
Cleveland.
LEEDCo
is
a
northeast
Ohio
non-profit
economic
development
organization
leading
efforts
to
develop
a
regional
offshore
wind
industry.
Signing
for
the
state
is
the
Ohio
Department
of…
