January 30th, 2014
Mr. Lorry Wagner, President
Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. (LEEDC0]
1938 Euclid Avenue, Suite 200
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
Dear Mr. Wagner:
Moms Clean Air Force is a community of moms and dads united against air pollution
including the urgent crisis of our changing climate to protect our children’s health in Ohio
and across the country.
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Moms Clean Air Force holds the position that there is an urgent need to protect our
environment by developing more clean energy resources. Offshore wind is an attractive
option because it emits no pollution, can achieve significant scale, and can be developed in
a responsible and economical way.
Moms Clean Air Force believes that the Great Lakes region is perfectly suited to fully
realize the economic and environmental benefits of America’s small but growing offshore
wind power industry. The region holds up to 700GW of offshore wind potential and is
currently the most dependent region in the country on electricity from coal fired power
plants.
Moms Clean Air Force recognizes that your organization, Lake Erie Energy Development
Corp. (LEEDC0), is a regional non-profit and economic development organization building
an offshore wind power industry in Ohio to improve the environment, protect public
health, create local jobs, and advance the nation’s energy security.
Moms Clean Air Force further recognizes that LEEDCo is currently working to develop a
demonstration project called “Icebreaker” to help catalyze an industry and spur additional
development throughout the region. The first project, scheduled for completion in October
2017, will consist of six 3MW wind turbines in Lake Erie approximately 7 miles off the
coast of Downtown Cleveland, Ohio.
Moms Clean Air force appreciates LEEDCo’s efforts in reaching out the
to
Environmental
Community as important stakeholders in this project. LEEDCo’s commitment
to protect
Lake Ecosystems and develop offshore wind responsibly is evident.
Moms Clean Air Force congratulates LEEDCo on the success of its Power Pledge
initiative.
The Power Pledge is a way for offshore wind supporters throughout Ohio to say
they want
a portion of their electricity from offshore wind. Those who sign the Power Pledge
are
saying they would be willing to pay a little bit more on their electricity bill to help
fund the
project This program is proving that there is a large unfilled market for locally genera
ted
offshore wind energy in Ohio.
As such, Moms Clean Air Force expresses its support for Lake Erie Energy Development
Corp.’s efforts to build an offshore wind power industry in Northeast Ohio for the Great
Lakes Region and for its POWER Pledge initiative. Moms Clean Air Force will further
collaborate with LEEDCo on an ongoing basis to find opportunities fur future cooper
ation
in service of shared objectives.
Sincerely,
lqueBo
Director
Moms Clean Air force