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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.
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.
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.
According to the new rules, companies looking to build a battery facility will have to show Ottawa Fire Services (OFS) that effective fire and safety risk management has been incorporated into the design. Companies will be required to install fire prevention and suppression systems, and provide OFS with site-specific training.
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On May 9, 2024, the IESO announced that ten proposed BESS projects were selected, totaling 1,784 megawatts (MW) of energy storage, including two to be located in rural
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The Ottawa BESS 2 Project will provide power to meet growing regional demand in the area, lease revenues for local landowners, additional
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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Professor Schell was interviewed by Stu Mills of CBC Ottawa to explain the need for battery energy storage systems in the Ontario power grid, and particularly in Ottawa.
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A city committee has passed new regulations establishing land use policy for companies looking to build battery energy storage systems (BESS) in Ottawa.
In West Ottawa, a proposed energy project will address Ontario''s growing need for electricity and promises to stabilize the province''s energy grid, preventing potential blackouts.
The City of Ottawa launched the Administrative Penalty System (APS) on June 4, 2025. This system changes how certain Provincial Offence Act violations are handled.
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The Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) enables Ottawa to integrate six newly approved solar projects and reduce increasing reliance on gas-fired electricity during peak hours.
The two BESS projects represent a potential investment of approximately $1 billion in clean energy technology in the Ottawa-area, helping improve grid reliability amid the
The two BESS projects represent a potential investment of approximately $1 billion in clean energy technology in the Ottawa-area,
The Ottawa BESS 2 Project will provide power to meet growing regional demand in the area, lease revenues for local landowners, additional property taxes for the City of Ottawa and
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