Ontario Minister of Energy Todd Smith has directed the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) to proceed with procuring up to 2,500 MW of new energy storage and other non-emitting resources to meet the province’s rapidly growing energy system needs.
“Energy storage will help to enable more effective integration of the province’s generation resources while enhancing energy system resiliency and flexibility, and it can be quickly and safely deployed exactly where it can offer the greatest locational value to the grid,” says Brandy Giannetta, the Canadian Renewable Energy Association’s (CanREA) vice president of policy, regulatory and government affairs.
With the province’s supply of critical minerals, a growing battery manufacturing sector, and companies and institutions at the forefront…