In 2025, the City of Ottawa established official plan and zoning provisions for battery energy storage uses in accordance with new Official Plan policy. BESS is an emerging technology using batteries and associated equipment to store excess energy from the electrical grid, which can then discharge energy in periods of high demand.
The battery storage project alongside the six solar projects Council supported earlier this fall will reduce the city's reliance on expensive gas-fired electricity during peak demand and strengthen Ottawa's ability to meet its climate and energy commitments.
With files from CTV News Ottawa's Kimberley Fowler A proposed battery energy storage site in the city's rural west end was at the center of discussion during an open house on Sunday, with concerned residents coming to heads with the company spearheading the project.
Ottawa is looking at regulatory changes around these types of facilities. (Ross D. Franklin/The Associated Press) UPDATED: City councillors unanimously approved the new rules for battery energy storage facilities at their meeting on Feb. 12, 2025.
The project can store 250 MW of electricity, making it the largest battery energy storage system proposed in the Ottawa area so far. A 250 MW battery can supply enough power at one
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BESS facilities can be used to provide backup power to individual sites or transmission scale projects built to support the provincial grid. The battery storage units associated with a BESS
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Gatineau-based energy company Evolugen is looking to build a battery energy storage system (BESS) in the community of South March in a project the company says will help address a
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BESS is an emerging technology using batteries and associated equipment to store excess energy from the electrical grid, which can then discharge energy in periods of high demand. They are used to
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OCAF posed the challenge question: How can Kanata North Tech Park become a leading Clean Energy Resilience District? The winning teams pitched a modular microgrid and
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The Ottawa Catholic School Board has followed a highly successful Energy Management Plan since 2004. Our staff, students and visitors all share the responsibility to conserve energy in our schools
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Although energy storage comes in different shapes and sizes, the lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage System (“BESS”) is the fastest emerging technology in North America and is planned to be deployed
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Workers check battery storage pods at a lithium-ion battery storage energy facility in Arizona last year. Ottawa is looking at regulatory changes around these types of facilities.
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At OREC, our history is built on getting things done: we''ve been installing rooftop and ground-level solar that powers schools, museums, and community centres around Ottawa and
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Workers check battery storage pods at a lithium-ion battery storage energy
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Water storage may be available on-site, and Ottawa Fire Services is Superior Tanker Shuttle certified to maintain continuous water delivery as needed. Will Ottawa Fire Services inspect
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