US EditionOntario electricity system to add 14 new solar, wind projects
The contracts are the province’s first large-scale renewable development in more than a decade as demand is projected to rise 90% by 2050.
- Ontario's electricity system operator is giving long-term energy generation contracts to 12 new solar and two wind projects, marking the first large-scale renewable development in the province in more than a decade.
- Premier Doug Ford cancelled 750 renewable energy contracts shortly after his Progressive Conservatives formed government in 2018, after the former Liberal government had faced widespread anger over long-term contracts with clean power producers at above-market rates.
- The Independent Electricity System Operator says the prices they secured for the new solar and wind projects are competitive and lower than other weighted average prices for the two renewables.
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The Toronto Star
Ontario unveils plans for more power generation from renewable energy projects
The projects are slated to come online in 2030 and power the equivalent of 350,000 homes in what Energy Minister Stephen Lecce said is the province's biggest renewable energy move
Winnipeg Free Press
Ontario electricity system to add 14 new solar, wind projects
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Ontario backs 12 solar projects totaling 915 MW
The Canadian province of Ontario has shared the results of what it has called its largest public power procurement exercise in its history, offering contracts to 12 solar projects and two wind projects with a cumulative capacity in excess of 1.3 GW.Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has approved 12 solar projects with a combined capacity of 915.1 MW through the province’s Long-Term 2 (LT2) Energy Window 1 procurement exerci…
Ontario announces major energy procurement aimed at lowering costs and boosting supply
The Government of Ontario says it has secured more than 1,300 megawatts of new electricity supply through what it calls the largest competitive energy procurement in the province’s history. The announcement, made Thursday, states the new power generation is expected to come online before May 1, 2030, and will be enough to supply electricity to approximately 350,000 homes. The procurement process was carried out by the Independent Electricity Sys…
Ontario electricity system to add 14 new solar, wind projects – 105.9 The Region
TORONTO — Ontario’s electricity system operator is giving long-term energy generation contracts to 12 new solar and two wind projects. The Independent Electricity System Operator says it marks the first large-scale renewable development in the province in more than a decade. It comes as the IESO projects an increase in electricity demand of up to 90 per cent by 2050, and is turning its attention to meeting Ontario’s energy needs into the 2030s a…
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