- Battery Energy storage stores unused electricity during low-usage times and distributes it during peak times daily to supplement the power grid.
- Evolugen is one of the companies proposing to build a BESS on an 80-acre site on Galetta Side Road.
Several energy companies propose building facilities throughout west Ottawa to store excess electricity. The sites are called battery energy storage systems (BESS). These systems would gather unused electricity during low-usage times and distribute it during peak times each day to supplement the power grid.
The director of resource planning at the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO), David Devereaux, said, “We’re seeing system needs in Ontario grow. We’re seeing growing demand with a growing population and economy.” IESO, a provincial body responsible for planning and managing Ontario’s power grid, called for proposals, citing the need to balance the province’s power supply as the demand grows.
Evolugen is one of the companies proposing to build a BESS on an 80-acre site on Galetta Side Road. Two other energy companies, Potentia Renewables and Solar Flow Through Funds, have also proposed building BESSes in West Carleton-March. CTV News has learned of another five proposed energy storage sites in Leeds and Grenville.