CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Cuyahoga County Council is expected Tuesday to approved a 10-year, power-purchase agreement with Cleveland Public Power that includes buying locally generated wind and solar power.

The clean energy would come from a yet-to-be-constructed wind farm in Lake Erie and a solar farm to be built on a brownfield in the Cleveland area.

"There's no question in my mind that it will pass," Council President Dan Brady said of the legislation.

Advocates hope the Icebreaker six-turbine wind farm will encourage the placement of more wind turbines in the Great Lakes and that Northeast Ohio will become a manufacturing center for the industry.

What are the terms of the agreement?

The agreement with Cleveland Public Power is complex. It would provide 20 to 23 percent of the electricity to 17 county buildings, including the Justice Center complex in downtown Cleveland and the Juvenile Justice Center at the corner of Quincy Avenue and East 93rd Street.

The agreement also calls for the county to construct a solar farm on a brownfield and for the farm to provide power to the county. The location of the brownfield has not been determined, but three in Cleveland and one in Brooklyn are under consideration, said Mike Foley, director of the county's department of sustainability.

The 10-year contract with Cleveland Public Power would cost an estimated $68 million, but the expectation is that it will ultimately be extended over 25 years for a total cost of about $166 million. Estimates have the county saving $2.5 million to $3.2 million over that time period, Foley said.

What do council members say?

Councilman Charles Germana said he likes the idea of converting a brownfield into an energy-producing solar farm as well as the potential for new jobs should the Great Lakes become home to more offshore wind projects.

So does councilman Dale Miller. The legislation "gives us a chance to play a part in developing two important industries, wind power and solar power," he said.

Councilman Jack Schron declined to say how he will vote, but said the biggest selling point is the promise of jobs. But if those jobs don't materialize, he said, the deal with Cleveland Public Power will need to be reconsidered.

Schron said it's very likely that the energy landscape will be much different in several years.

Councilman Dave Greenspan said he is leaning toward voting for the project, in part because he believes the county has provided sound financial numbers.

What's the timetable for Icebreaker?

Approvals for the project that would be constructed 8 to 11 miles from Cleveland's harbor are still needed from the Ohio Power Siting Board and the U.S. Department of Energy. Developers expect construction on the project to begin in 2018.

The wind farm is being developed by the nonprofit Lake Erie Energy Development Corp., but plans call for the project to be turned over to the U.S. subsidiary of a Norwegian wind development company to bring it to fruition.

Icebreaker is designed to produce 21 megawatts of power. It already has a commitment from Cleveland Public Power to buy 25 percent of the wind energy produced, while American Municipal Power has agreed to buy 30 percent. The county's purchase would come to 8.6 percent of the wind farm's output.