Ontario Moving Ahead with Large-Scale Battery Storage Contract to Help Meet Growing Electricity Demand

February 11, 2023

On Friday, Premier Ford and Todd Smith, Minister of Energy, were in the Six Nations Reserve amd announced that Ontario is building the largest battery storage project in Canada – the 250-megawatt (MW) Oneida Energy Storage Project, developed in partnership by Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation and NRStor. This project is another milestone in the province’s plan to build the reliable, affordable and clean electricity grid needed to enable electrification and attract more investment in the province’s economy.

With a growing population and as we secure game-changing investments in our economy, the provincial government is supporting innovative and bold energy solutions to meet the increasing demand for power, including battery storage and small modular reactors.

That is why we are building the largest energy storage project in Canada, the Oneida Energy Storage Project, a 250-megawatt (MW) battery storage project developed in partnership by the Six Nations of the Grand River Development Corporation and NRStor.

Once complete, it will be one of the largest battery storage projects in the world and will support the operation of Ontario’s clean grid by drawing and storing energy off-peak when power demand is low and releasing it back to the grid when energy demand is at its peak.

This project will help ensure that we have the electricity we need to support our success in driving electrification and attracting new jobs to the province including unprecedented investments, from electric vehicles and battery manufacturing to clean steelmaking.

The government will continue building the electricity generation and storage we need to enable the continued growth of our reliable, affordable and clean electricity grid.

Learn More: https://news.ontario.ca/en/release/1002714/governments-of-canada-and-ontario-working-together-to-build-largest-electricity-battery-storage-project-in-canada