County of Brant residents can learn details about a proposed battery energy storage system (BESS) proposal in Paris at a public meeting on Thursday.

Alectra Energy Solutions is proposing the construction of a 75 MW BESS on lands at the Paris Transfer Station on Railway Street.

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Through the Independent Electricity System Operator, an agency of the Government of Ontario, the Long-Term Energy Procurement (LT2) is a competitive process to secure new electricity generation and storage resources in an effort to enhance reliability by strengthening Ontario’s power grid.

“While municipalities like the County of Brant cannot direct the IESO’s procurement, they do play an important role,” said Suzie Keczan, director of communications for the County of Brant. “Developers are req

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