EDP Renewables North America has announced a land purchase agreement for the 75MWac, 300MWh Edgeware energy storage project in St. Thomas, Ontario, CA. Meanwhile, SolarBank has announced its first BESS in the province, with construction expected to commence 10 February.

The provincial government of Ontario, Canada, has begun pre-development work on a 1GW/11GWh pumped hydro energy storage (PHES) project.

Toronto, Ontario-headquartered Hydrostor is proposing to deploy one of its advanced compressed air energy storage (A-CAES) facilities in Greater Napanee, Ontario.

Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) has made Canada’s biggest energy storage procurement to date, selecting nearly 1.8GW of projects through a Request for Proposals (RFP).

The Canadian province of Ontario should put around 6GW of long-duration energy storage (LDES) on its grid by 2032 to cost-effectively meet demand and stay on track to hit net zero targets.

TC Energy will develop “a potential long-term revenue framework” for its proposed pumped storage project in the Canadian province of Ontario.

Boralex, EDF and Atura Power have submitted plans for BESS projects to the Town of Greater Napanee, Ontario.

EVLO Energy Storage, a battery energy storage system (BESS) integrator and manufacturer, has been selected to provide 4-hour duration battery storage solutions to three projects in Ontario, Canada.

Demand for electricity is growing in Ontario for the first time since 2005, and a new plan from the Canadian province sees a diverse low carbon energy portfolio as the answer.