7/06/2011

(July 4*) Projects enabled by Bruce to Milton transmission line offered contracts

On July 4, 2011, the OPA announced it will offer contracts to 25 new large-scale renewable energy projects, representing 1,046 MW of capacity.

There are 19 wind projects and six solar projects. A list of these new renewable energy projects can be found here.

It is estimated that these projects will provide enough electricity to power more than 280,000 homes or a community the size of Windsor each year. These projects will create about 5,000 jobs and help attract approximately $3 billion in new private-sector investment to the province.

These contract offers represent projects that are enabled by the new Bruce to Milton transmission line. Projects on the priority ranking list in the Bruce and West of London areas were offered an opportunity to change their connection point and were then assessed for transmission availability. The process for allocating the capacity is outlined here.

* Retrieved from http://fit.powerauthority.on.ca/projects-enabled-bruce-milton-transmission-line-offered-contracts

* color and emphasis added by the blogger

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