At the Nuclear Innovation Institute in Port Elgin, energy storage is being touted as a “game-changer” in Ontario’s push towards a carbon free electricity grid.
“If we’re serious about tackling climate change related to our electricity grid, you have to be serious about increased levels of energy storage,” says Chad Richards, director at the Bruce Power Centre for New Nuclear and Net Zero Partnerships, at the Nuclear Innovation Institute (NII).
None of Ontario’s current electricity production can be effectively ramped up quickly to meet peak demands, other than natural gas.
And while Ontario’s electricity grid is already 90 per cent carbon free, to dramatically curtail the use of natural gas that’s backing up intermittent wind and solar energy, energy storage is being accelerated across the province.
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Nuclear institute touts energy storage to reach net zero
