The views along the shores of Lake Erie could be changing as new legislation was passed that could pave the way for renewable energy along our local coast.
State Representative Bob Merski says they have made a big first step, but they still have a long way to go.
The Pennsylvania Environmental and Renewable Energy Committee passed a bill Tuesday sponsored by Merski.
The idea is to enable the state to lease land for water, solar, or wind energy on Lake Erie.
“As the technology advances and we can move toward renewables, we can then decrease some of the fossil fuels that are polluting the environment, but I think this is a step that they are doing in other places,” said Merski.
This bill was originally championed by State Representative Curt Sonney and then continued by Merski after Sonney’s retirement.
