A proposed Battery Energy Storage System for Belleville could means millions of dollars in revenue for the City over a 20-year span.

Eliane Chouinard and other representatives from FirstLight Power made a deputation to council on Monday. The clean-power producer aims to decarbonize the grid – using renewable energy like solar, wind, and hydro to eliminate greenhouse gases – and support the communities they work with. It has partnerships in multiple projects across Canada and U.S. A Battery Energy Storage System does not produce power but uses lithium-ion batteries to store excess power in times of high production which can then be pushed back onto the grid in times of low production and/or high demand. A few years ago, FirstLight originally proposed a 250-450 megawatt project but is

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