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title: "Icebreaker Wind"
source: https://hafrok.com/projects/us-icebreaker/
identifier: us-icebreaker
updated: 2026-10-13
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# Icebreaker Wind

Source: https://hafrok.com/projects/us-icebreaker/  
Data as of: 2026-10-13

Located 13 km north of Cleveland, Ohio in Lake Erie. Freshwater, not tidal. Ohio Energy Gateway project.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Sea basin | Lake Erie |
| Capacity | 20.7 MW |
| Turbines | 6 |
| Lifecycle stage | On Hold |
| Owners | Lake Erie Energy Development Corporation |
| Coordinates | 41.612495, -81.81 |
| Chance of delivery | Fragile (weight 0.068) |

## Milestones

- **Consent applied** — 2017-02-01 (achieved)
- **Consent granted** — 2020-05-21 (achieved)
- **On hold** — 2023-12-08 (dated)

## Offtake

No offtake secured — route to market open


## Sources

Every figure above traces to one of these. Quoted passages are held but not republished; follow the link for the original wording.

- unknown, date not stated — https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08122023/icebreaker-offshore-wind-halted-ohio/
- LEEDCo, 2024 — http://www.leedco.org/index.php/about-icebreaker
- LEEDCo, 2018 — https://www.leedco.org/index.php/about-icebreaker
- US DOE (Project Icebreaker EA-2045), 2016 — https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2016/09/f33/EA-2045-Project%20Description-2016.pdf
- 4C Offshore, 2026-07-02 — https://www.4coffshore.com/windfarms/united-states/icebreaker-united-states-us82.html
- DTU Wind Energy / World Bank (Global Wind Atlas), 2026 — https://globalwindatlas.info/
- Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB), 2026-03-19 — https://dam.assets.ohio.gov/image/upload/puco.ohio.gov/empliibrary/files/OPA/Mapping/OPSB/Solar%20Facilities%20Map/Wind_Map_and_Stats.pdf
- U.S. Department of Energy (EA-2045), 2018-09 — https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2018/09/f55/EA-2045-LEEDCo-Final%20EA-2018.pdf
- U.S. Department of Energy (EA-2045), 2016 — https://www.energy.gov/documents/ea-2045-project-description-2016pdf
- Inside Climate News, 2023-12-08 — https://insideclimatenews.org/news/08122023/icebreaker-offshore-wind-halted-ohio/
- Offshore Wind (offshorewind.biz), 2026-02 — https://www.offshorewind.biz/2026/02/16/new-york-ends-fifth-offshore-wind-solicitation-process-due-to-federal-actions-disrupting-market/

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