Rural councillors deny support for battery facility
Jun 6, 2025 · Now, it needs a statement of support from Ottawa councillors. Renewable energy storage projects snubbed by rural councillors Company
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Is a 250-megawatt battery storage project in Ottawa down?
This post has been updated with a comment from Evolugen's Geoff Wright. A proposed 250-megawatt battery storage project in Ottawa's rural west is down but not out, after the city's Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee (ARAC) voted unanimously last week to reject the plan.
Who owns energy supply in Ontario?
While the Province of Ontario is the regulator and owner of electricity generation supplies, municipalities have siting authority over new proposed renewable energy generation and storage projects, such as BESS. The approved amendments set policy direction for siting BESS within Ottawa's rural and urban areas.
What is the largest energy storage procurement in Canada?
This represented the largest energy storage procurement ever in Canada. A report was tabled at the November 30, 2023 Agricultural and Rural Affairs Committee on four proposed BESS projects within Ottawa, one of which project received Council support, known as a Municipal Support Resolution (MSR).
Will evolugen build a new power plant in Ottawa?
Gatineau, Quebec-based Evolugen, a subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management, already has a contract from Ontario's Independent Electricity System Operator to build the project on a 4.5-hectare site, about 30 kilometres west of downtown Ottawa. But it's conditional on a municipal support resolution (MSR) from the city.
What is a battery energy storage system?
Battery Energy Storage Systems support the integration of flexible generation resources and provide intelligent resilience to the regional electricity grid. Ottawa BESS 2 will further support the electrification of transport and the environmental sustainability goals laid out by the plans from the City of Ottawa.
Where are battery energy storage systems being built?
BESSes are already approved or under construction in Jarvis, Napanee and Spencerville. In Ottawa, a 150-megawatt battery-storage project for Trail Road has received municipal approval, but a 250-megawatt project by Evolugen for Fitzroy Harbour is facing pushback from some community members. Why Battery Energy Storage Systems?