Four new energy projects – including three battery energy storage complexes – may be coming to Chatham-Kent.
At a recent meeting, council voted to support the projects in principle, allowing the proposals to move forward in the RFP process with the municipality’s blessing.
But council’s nod is merely the first step in the approval process, with the final decision coming from Ontario’s Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO). Further public consultation also needs to take place.
The new battery energy storage facilities are located close to Hydro One’s existing transmission systems. McCallister said excess energy created by way of wind turbines can be stored in the batteries and fed back into the grid when needed.