Battery Energy Storage Facility Helps Keep Lights on in Windsor-Essex, Ont., in High Demand Times

Battery energy storage facility helps keep lights on in Windsor-Essex, Ont., in high demand times

Electricity demand in Windsor-Essex is expected to grow in the coming years — and there are times when the demand outstrips the supply. How could a new energy storage facility help with that? The CBC's Chris Ensing explains.

Battery Energy Storage Coming To North Frontenac

Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) are not new to Ontario, and they are a part of the plan by the Ontario Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) to ensure that Ontario has a secure electricity grid into the future, even as demand for electricity is continually increasing. BESS are arrays of…