IESO selects battery storage over natural gas plants, rejecting St. Clair Township proposals
Summary
The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has chosen battery storage projects over natural gas-powered electricity plants for new power contracts, dashing St. Clair Township's hopes of becoming a natural gas turbine hub. The township had supported five proposals for natural gas plants in response to Ontario's call for 600 megawatts of new power generation to meet a projected 75% increase in electricity demand by 2050. Mayor Jeff Agar's vision for the township's role in gas-powered electricity generation has been rejected in favor of battery storage alternatives.
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bskyIESO selects battery storage over natural gas plants, rejecting St. Clair Township proposalspetrolialambtonindependent.caKey quotes
· 3 pulledMayor Jeff Agar dream of St. Clair Township becoming 'the gas turbine capital of Ontario' is not going to happen.
The province put out a call for large power projects in 2025, saying Ontario will need 75 per cent more electricity by 2050.
Companies interested in generating some of the 600 megawatts the Independent Electricity System Operator needed, flocked to St. Clair.
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