ODESSA — Loyalist Township voted to support a proposal for a solar development just west of Odessa.

Westbridge Renewable Energy Corp. wants to build a 220-megawatt project on 323 hectares of land between Highway 401 and Brandon Road.

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The project is to be submitted to the Independent Electricity System Operators (IESO) Long Term Procurement 2 plan to add 1,600 megawatt’s to Ontario’s electricity supply by 2034.

Applications are to be submitted by Oct. 16.

In providing their backing to the project, township councillors said they support the addition of greenhouse gas emission-free electricity production that is not built on prime agricultural land.

“It fits into our climate action plan, and there will be an environmental assessment done,” said Ward 3 Coun. Paul Prode

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