Ontario's Battery Storage Contracts Show Gas Plants No Longer Competitive, Says Advocate
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Mitchell Beer
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Summary
Ontario has awarded contracts for 640 MW of battery storage capacity while rejecting competing natural gas plant proposals, demonstrating that battery storage is now more cost-competitive than gas-fired power generation. Clean energy advocate Keith Brooks of Environmental Defence Canada notes this marks a turning point where gas can no longer win competitive bids against lower-carbon, less expensive alternatives.
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Ontario's decision to award three new contracts for 640 megawatts (MW) of battery storage capacity—and reject new natural gas plants that were also in the running—shows that gas can no longer win a competitive bid
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