Lake Erie wind turbines will be built by 2017, says LEEDCo

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http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2013/08/lake_erie_wind_turbines_by_201.html

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Big Power says wind energy is too expensive, but consumers who have a different point of view now have a way to vote on the issue - and to say how much more they would be willing to pay extra for it.

LEEDCo, the start-up company aiming to have six American-made turbines in Lake Erie by 2017, wants to hear from consumers.

The project will create about 500 temporary jobs, but is the first step toward building hundreds, or even thousands, of turbines in the Lake.

The company is holding an open house from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Cleveland Convention Center, 300 Lakeside Ave. to unveil the details of its project "Icebreaker" and to ask consumers who support it to sign a "power pledge."

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1. The Great Lakes have superb wind energy potential.