The Ontario government has announced that it has awarded nearly 1.8 GW of capacity in its Long-Term Request for Proposals (LT1 RFP), the largest battery storage procurement in Canada’s history. The IESO selected 10 proponents in the Storage Category for a combined 1,784 MW of maximum contract capacity, and three in the Non-Storage Category for an additional 410.7 MW of natural gas and biogas generation. The projects range in size from 9 MW to 390 MW, with the two largest being located in the municipality of Arran-Elderslie and the township of Edwardsburgh/Cardinal. The total capacity awarded exceeds the government’s initial target of 2,500 MW.

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