ODNR Office of Coastal Management - Regulatory


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Wind Turbine Placement Favorability interactive map viewer

Wind Energy News


01/07/2011 - In his last official act in office, Gov. Ted Strickland to sign a lease option with the Lake Erie Energy Development Co. for 5,706 acres about six miles offshore north of Lakewood. Areas included as part of the agreement are 25-116, 25-117, 25-118, 25-131, 25-132, 25-133 and 25-147 on the Wind Turbine Placement Favorability interactive map viewer.
(view JPG of option area)
(view signed option to lease )


11/05/2010 - The OCM publicly launches the Wind Turbine Placement Favorability interactive map viewer.

(older news below)

Wind Energy Thematic Maps

Overall Aquatic Potential Impact for Offshore Wind in Lake ERie
NEW MAP 01/24/2011: Overall Aquatic Potential Impact


Map: Bird Habitat
Bird Habitat

Map: Commericial Fishery
Commercial Fishery

Map: Distance from Shore
Distance from Shore

Map: Fish Habitat
Fish Habitat

Map: Industries Industries

Map: Lakebed Substrates Lakebed Substrates

Map: Natural Heritage Natural Heritage
Observances

Map: Navigation Routes Navigable Waterways

Map: Shipwrecks Shipwrecks

Map: Sport Fishery
Sport Fishery

Map: Utilities Utilities



(Older News)

03/29/2010 - Gov. Ted Strickland and U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown outline plans to advance offshore wind energy projects in Lake Erie.
Sen. Brown announces proposed legislation (S. 3062) called the Program for Offshore Wind Energy Research and Development (POWERED) Act of 2010, aimed at installing a large-scale offshore wind farm in Lake Erie.
Gov. Strickland asks the Ohio legislature to eliminate the tangible personal property tax on generation equipment for wind and solar. (HB 464) and (HB439) before the Ohio General Assembly seek to slash state tax rates on wind and solar farms.
The nonprofit Lake Erie Energy Development Corp., a (LEEDCo), announced that it is seeking developers to build 4 to 8 turbines in the lake at an estimated cost of $100 million.

07/23/2009 - OCM staff gave a presentation at Coastal Zone09 in Boston, Mass., about wind energy development in Lake Erie. (View PDF of PowerPoint)

05/12/2009 - Eleven thematic maps illustrating potential limiting factors for wind turbine placement on Lake Erie added to the OCM Wind Energy WebPage. (see below to download)
05/05/2009 - Governor Strickland signs agreement to Speed Wind Power Development, Establish Process to Protect Natural Resources. (read press release)
04/30/2009 - Great Lakes Wind Energy Center Feasibility Study Final Report released (14.16 Mb PDF - will take a few minutes to download).

Lake Erie

Offshore Wind Energy

In coordination with our coastal partners within the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and other agencies, the Office of Coastal Management (OCM) is in the process of drafting Ohio Administrative Code rules for the placement of Lake Erie wind-powered electrical generation facilities.



NEW:  Wind Turbine Placement Favorability Interactive Map Viewer The Wind Turbine Placement Favorability Map Viewer is the first application of the Ohio Coastal Atlas Use Case Toolbox.

The Wind Turbine Placement Favorability Map Viewer allows users to select and view all or some of the thematic map layers that were used to develop the Wind Turbine Placement Favorability Analysis Map below. The available map layers include all of those shown in this page's right column. The viewer also has a variety of tools allowing users to gather attribute information including lake depth, lakebed sediment, fish habitat and limiting factor weight values. For questions/comments regarding the use of this viewer, please contact Brian George.

 

 

 Map: Wind Turbine Placement Favorability Analysis Map prepared May 2009 by the ODNR Office of Coastal Management.

This Wind Turbine Placement Favorability Analysis Map (v1.5) was prepared by the ODNR Office of Coastal Management and posted on May 12, 2009. For map inquires and data, please contact Brian George.


 

 

 

Summary of Draft Rules

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A summary of the draft Ohio Administrative Code rules will be prepared and posted when the rules are complete.

  


 

  


 

Wind Energy Links

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Rule Development Process & Public Comments by Date

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Thursday July 23, 2009

ODNR Office of Coastal Management gives presentation "Wind Energy in Lake Erie: Ohio's Planning and Regulatory Framework" as part of the Offshore Alternative Energy Development: State needs and Proactive Approaches session of the Coastal Zone 09 conference held in Boston Massachusetts. The conference was sponsored NOAA's Coastal Services Center. (Click to view PDF of PowerPoint presentation).

Tuesday May 12, 2009

To illustrate the potential limiting and restrictive factors for wind turbine placement in Lake Erie, the eleven thematic data layers used to develop the Wind Turbine Placement Favorability Analysis Map (v1.5) have been mapped separately by topic. Map thumbnails are found on the right side of this WebPage. Each map links to a low-resolution (100dpi) PDF map.


Tuesday May 5, 2009

Governor Strickland signs agreement to Speed Wind Power Development, Establish Process to Protect Natural Resources. The Cooperation Agreement is the first of its kind in Ohio and establishes a collaborative relationship between the Ohio Department of Natural Resources and JW Great Lakes Wind, LLC for future wind energy development projects.


Thursday February 12, 2009

Wind Turbine Placement Favorability Analysis Map (v1.4) posted on Office of Coastal Managment website. This replaces the early map (v1.1) which was presented in December 2008.


Wednesday December 10, 2008

"Building an Advanced Energy Future for Offshore Wind: A Conversation Among Lake Erie Stakeholders" was held from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm at Case Western Reserve University's Thwing Center, 10900 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland. Event organizers included Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office,  Great Lakes Energy Development Task Force, Great Lakes Institute for Energy Innovation at Case Western Reserve University, Ohio Department of Development,Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Ohio Wind Working Group.
 

Handouts: