The Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) has adopted a motion removing a night-time shutdown requirement for the proposed 21MW Icebreaker offshore wind farm on Lake Erie in the US.
OPSB said it had adopted an oral motion that had been unanimously approved at a meeting on 17 September.
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The motion removes a clause in the project’s approval that would have required turbines to be stopped during the night from 1 March to 1 November.
The 17 September decision had needed to be drafted and voted on before becoming finalised by OPSB.
Icebreaker developer Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) had said a shutdown at night would have made the wind farm uneconomic.
An impression of the Icebreaker project is pictured.