HARRISBURG -- The state House on Wednesday [May 26th] unanimously approved legislation for harnessing wind energy using offshore wind turbines in Lake Erie. The legislation was introduced by state Rep. John Hornaman, of Millcreek Township, D-3rd District. Hornaman's bill would allow Pennsylvania to lease land it owns to potential developers. "Besides the obvious environmental benefits of clean, alternative energy, this project will help provide price stability to consumers as electric rate caps expire,'' Hornaman said. "The new technology will also establish new well-paying jobs in manufacturing turbine components, the construction of the turbines on site and the building of special lake vessels needed to accomplish this feat,'' he said.