Proposed 250-MW 'Napanee Data Park' appears on Ontario grid queue without formal town application
By
Michelle Dorey Forestell, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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Summary
A proposed 250-megawatt data center called "Napanee Data Park" has appeared in Ontario's grid interconnection queue, but the Town of Greater Napanee says it has received no formal application. The project, listed by Lazier Engineering with an "AI data park" description, raises questions about transparency, who is behind it, and whether the town is being courted for energy-intensive industry without proper municipal oversight or public consultation.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledA proposed 250-megawatt (MW) electricity load entity called 'Napanee Data Park' is listed in Ontario's grid interconnection queue, even as the Town of Greater Napanee says it has received no formal application for a data centre.
Lazier Engineering publicly lists Napanee Environmental Complex Inc. as a client associated with what it describes as an 'AI data park' project in Napanee.
The listing raises new questions about who is behind the project, where it may be located and how much municipal officials knew when.
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