{"id":13049,"date":"2023-02-11T17:11:36","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T01:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/canada-ontario-investing-in-largest-battery-storage-facility-in-six-nations\/"},"modified":"2023-02-11T17:11:37","modified_gmt":"2023-02-12T01:11:37","slug":"canada-ontario-investing-in-largest-battery-storage-facility-in-six-nations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/canada-ontario-investing-in-largest-battery-storage-facility-in-six-nations\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada, Ontario, investing in largest battery storage facility in Six Nations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/files\/membership-default-internal\/\" class=\"memberhide\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2023\/01\/20220718_175041000_iOS.jpg\" alt=\"-\"><\/a><br\/><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>OHSWEKEN, ONT. \u2014 Ontario and the federal government are investing in a project they say will be the country\u2019s largest battery storage project in Six Nations of the Grand River.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says Ottawa is investing $50 million more into the Oneida Energy storage project in Ohsweken, Ont.<\/p>\n<p>Premier Doug Ford says the province has directed the Independent Electricity System Operator to enter into a 20-year deal with the project as part of its push for more clean energy supply.<\/p>\n<p>Ford says the project will draw and store electricity off-peak when power demand is low and return it when demand increases.<\/p>\n<p>The premier says the project will begin operating in 2025 and will more than double the amount of clean energy storage.<\/p>\n<p>Six Nations says they have invested in the project, which will provide economic returns and 97 per cent of the construction workforce to build it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"ui-provider wc b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak\" dir=\"ltr\">\u00a9 2023 The Canadian Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- News - Bottom -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5143531171910809\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"8320848692\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/canada.constructconnect.com\/dcn\/news\/projects\/2023\/02\/canada-ontario-investing-in-largest-battery-storage-facility-in-six-nations\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OHSWEKEN, ONT. \u2014 Ontario and the federal government are investing in a project they say will be the country\u2019s largest &#8230; 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