Ontario selects Hydro One to build new priority transmission line between Sudbury and Barrie

Ontario selects Hydro One to build new priority transmission line between Sudbury and Barrie

The proposed transmission line will be developed in partnership with First Nations and support a stronger and more reliable north-south electricity grid

Ontario Government Selects Hydro One To Build New Transmission Line Between Sudbury And Barrie

BARRIE — on Feb. 9, Sam Oosterhoff, Associate Minister of Energy-Intensive Industries and Stephen Lecce, Minister of Energy and Mines, announced that the government has directed the Ontario Energy Board to designate Hydro One Networks Inc. (Hydro One) to develop and construct a new priority transmission line between Sudbury and the Barrie area. The proposed priority project is a new single-circuit 500-kilovolt transmission line that will span ap…