Ontario and Alberta account for the bulk of Canada’s installed, planned and proposed large-scale energy storage today. The rest of the country can lean on the experiences and lessons learned, Andy Colthorpe hears from developers and expert voices.

Last week, two significant milestones in the emergence of a market for large-scale battery storage on the grid were laid in Ontario, Canada.

Oneida, which will mix long-term contracted revenues with merchant risk exposure in Ontario, Canada, has reached financial close.

The first contract awards for Ontario’s expedited procurement have been announced, in which 739MW of battery storage bids were successful.

The local authority in an Ontario municipality has backed energy company Enbridge’s three battery storage projects in the Canadian province.

The government of Ontario, Canada, has ordered the procurement of at least 1,500MW and up to 2,500MW of energy storage.

Brookfield Renewable has proposed a 644MWh battery storage system to compete in the Ontario grid operator’s RfP.

Maximising revenue streams for energy storage at distribution network level could have a positive impact for the energy system of Ontario.

Enel X will participate in a pilot in Ontario aggregating behind-the-meter battery storage and demand response.

The energy transition arm of Italy’s Enel Group has started construction on a 20MW/40MWh behind-the-meter battery energy storage system at Imperial Oil’s petrochemical complex in Sarnia, Ontario, which it claims will be the largest in North America.