Environmental groups cheer Ontario's addition of battery storage to electricity grid
- Ontario announced three battery storage projects adding 640 megawatts of capacity, enough to power 640,000 homes, to its electricity grid.
- The Independent Electricity System Operator procured new capacity through competitive, open procurement at low prices to meet soaring electricity needs.
- Environmental groups like Environmental Defence and Clean Energy Canada say battery storage is a low-cost, reliable alternative to natural gas for grid reliability.
- These groups believe the shift to clean energy in Ontario is driven by market factors as well as climate policies.
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Environmental groups cheer Ontario’s addition of battery storage to electricity grid
TORONTO - Environmental groups are cheering an Ontario government announcement that three battery storage projects will add enough capacity to the electricity system to power 640,000 homes.
Environmental groups cheer Ontario's addition of battery storage to electricity grid
TORONTO — Environmental groups are cheering an Ontario government announcement that three battery storage projects will add enough capacity to the electricity system to power 640,000 homes. The Independent Electricity System Operator had been looking to secure more capacity as electricity needs are set to soar over the next several decades, and environmental advocates had […]
Environmental groups cheer Ontario’s addition of battery storage to electricity grid – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — Environmental groups are cheering an Ontario government announcement that three battery storage projects will add enough capacity to the electricity system to power 640,000 homes. The Independent Electricity System Operator had been looking to secure more capacity as electricity needs are set to soar over the next several decades, and environmental advocates had worried the province would do that through natural gas. Instead, the gover…
Ontario’s most recent procurement shows the cost benefits of batteries for clean reliability
TORONTO — Oliver Sheldrick, clean economy program manager at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to Ontario’s announcementof three new battery storage projects under the Independent Electricity System Operator’s Long-Term Procurement (LT2) process: “Clean Energy Canada congratulates the three successful proponents in Ontario’s LT2 capacity procurement: battery energy storage system projects in Greater Napanee, Unincorp…
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