Hydro One’s $46.9 M investment in Ottawa transmission system
Hydro One has completed upgrades to its transmission system in Ottawa, which it says will improve resiliency and reliability in the city.
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Canada, Ottawa: Hydro One has completed upgrades to its transmission system in Ottawa, which it says will improve resiliency and reliability in the city.
The $46.9 million project will support population growth by allowing more power to flow into the region and improve climate change resiliency, according to the power company. 12 kilometres of transmission line, between two critical substations in Ottawa, Merivale Transmission and Hawthorne Transmission, will increase electric capacity by 66%, from 650 to 1,080 MW.
“This will allow more flow of electricity and clean energy from across Ontario, as well as Quebec,” said executive vice president of Hydro One, Andrew Spencer. The announcement was made Thursday at the Merivale Transmission station which was hit hard by tornadoes in 2018. Hydro One says it is making progress on modernizing it.
“It’s very important to Hydro One that we continue to invest in the electricity grid. So, we’re replacing old end-of-life equipment, but we’re also looking at opportunities to expand to the latest standards- ensuring they’re reliable and resilient,” said Spencer. “Climate change is affecting all of us, and we’re ready to make sure the electricity system is there for us when we need it.”
Severe weather has had an impact on the power grid in Ottawa in recent years. “Having a more robust transmission infrastructure here in Ottawa will allow us to mitigate some risk under certain climate events,” said Guillaume Paradis, Hydro Ottawa’s chief electricity distribution officer.
Source: CTV News Ottawa