The developer of the six-turbine Icebreaker Wind pilot project in Lake Erie is appealing a May decision by Ohio regulators to impose a consent condition that it asserts will “kill” the first US array in fresh water.

The Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) alleges that the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) ignored the evidence and acted contrary to state law when it disregarded findings of its own technical staff, mandating the 20.7MW