The ground has officially been broken on Canada’s largest battery storage project.
Officials say construction is now underway on the single largest battery storage facility ever procured in Canadian history, the Skyview 2 Battery Energy Storage System, located in Edwardsburgh Cardinal.
Once complete, the system, a partnership between developer Potentia and the Algonquins of Pikwakanagan First Nation, will provide enough capacity to power nearly 400,000 homes.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford was part of a ceremony marking the groundbreaking on Wednesday and he says the demand is great for our province’s electricity.
“Every province, every (U.S.) state and every governor I speak to, every senator, they need our power. Every jurisdiction in the world needs our power.”
Once operational in 2027, the facility will store electricity from Ontario’s electricity grid during periods of low demand and return that stored power to the system when demand is higher.
Officials say it will also create up to 300 jobs during construction and additional operational positions following completion.
