Canada’s largest electricity battery storage project coming to southwestern Ontario
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The Ontario government announced on Friday it is working to build Canada's largest electricity battery storage project in Haldimand County.
The Ontario government announced on Friday it is working to build Canada's largest electricity battery storage project in Haldimand County.
On Friday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland made the announcement in Ohsweken, Ont.
The 250-megawatt Oneida Energy storage project is being developed in partnership with the Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation, Northland Power, NRStor and Aecon Group.
“It will more than double the province's energy storage resources and provide enough electricity to power a city approximately the size of Oshawa,” said Ford.
The project will draw and store renewable energy during off-peak periods, releasing it to the Ontario grid when energy demand is at its peak.
The federal government said they are providing a further $50 million in funding.
The premier said the project will begin operating in 2025 and will more than double the amount of clean energy storage.
