Battery storage site could be coming to Stratford

Proposal from Cordelia BESS Inc. stems from the Independent Electricity System Operator's long-term procurement effort

While still several years away, a new lithium-ion battery storage site could be coming to Stratford after an endorsement by city council.

At Monday’s council meeting, planning services director Adam Betteridge presented a proposal to build the facility on land adjacent to property currently owned by Festival Hydro, the city-owned electricity distributor, at 65 Wright Blvd.

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Betteridge’s report outlined this unsolicited proposal from Cordelia BESS Inc., which stems from the Independent Electricity System Operator’s long-term procurement effort – dubbed Long-Term 2 – to increase electricity energy storage capacity in Ontario to keep pace with increasing