After a report concluded that developing wind power on the Great Lakes would be challenging and costly, NYSERDA recommended shelving the idea for now.

With Northeast states backing out of joining TCI-P, states now have a major funding gap for their plans to clean up the transportation sector.

NREL found that wind speeds in locations where wind projects might go on the New York side of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario average 8.5 to 9 meters/second.

NYSERDA shared initial findings on Tuesday for its Great Lakes wind power feasibility study, which will be completed later this year or early next year.