Transportation electrification, economic development and expiring supply contracts are putting pressure on Windsor’s power system, consulting firm Power Advisory said in a report for council. municipal.
The authors of the 68-page document encourage the City to begin exploring solutions for the challenges it may face in this area.
I would say it’s a call to action, but I don’t think we need to ring the alarm bells
says Power Advisory’s director of public services and innovation, Sarah Simmons.
The report notably suggests that the city council ask the provincial government to explore, in the short term, the possibility of importing electricity from the State of Michigan.
The authors also recommend that the City do everything in its power to be a hospitable environment for new electricity generation and storage projects, as well as work with Essex County to adopt a common approach.
We will need new sources of electricity supply in the region, so let’s make sure these facilities are well located in our communities and […] that we will have all the necessary resources to serve all customers
this Sarah Simmons.
Power Advisory also highlights the importance of the five major power transmission infrastructure projects planned west of London, in which the provincial government is already investing $1 billion.
She advises the City to support them as best it can.
Sarah Simmons believes that there are challenges in terms of energy supply on the horizon, certainly, but that Windsor has the means to face them.
I would worry if we weren’t prepared for what’s to come, but right now these initiatives are underway
she concludes.
