Cavallo Great Lakes Ohio Wind, Bechtel Development Company and Great Lakes Wind Energy have formed Great Lakes Ohio Wind, LLC (GLOW), which has been chosen by Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation (LEEDCo) to develop an offshore wind farm on Lake Erie. LEEDCo President Dr. Lorry Wagner has said selecting the developer is a major step forward in the process of establishing an offshore wind industry which began with a feasibility analysis and study, initiated nearly four years ago. It is the first fresh water offshore wind project in North America, and the initial project will be a five-turbine, 20MW pilot wind farm offshore of Cleveland. Construction on the initial phase is tentatively scheduled to commence in late 2012. LEEDCo is aiming for 1000MW of renewable electricity being generated from lake winds and believes the economies of scale that can be obtained when building such large projects will reduce the cost of that energy to attractive levels. General Electric is the intended supplier of the project’s direct drive offshore wind turbines and maintenance.