VAN WERT — “A Virginia wind-power development company, Apex Clean Energy, hopes to erect four wind farms in the northern Ohio, but only if the state reverses legislation that effectively reduced the number of wind turbines that can be erected.
Apex is set to go on the first phase of its Long Prairie Wind farm in Van Wert County. The farm would generate 450 megawatts of electricity if both phases are completed. The firm has three other projects in the works across Huron, Seneca and Sandusky counties.
What would be the economic benefits?
If all four projects were allowed to go forward as planned, they would contribute nearly a half billion dollars to their communities over the life of the wind farms, including $171 million in payments to landowners, $207 million in payments to local schools and $104 million in payments to counties and townships.”
— Peter Krouse, Cleveland Plain Dealer
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