The Paris Independent
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November 11, 2023
COMMUNITY NEWS Green Energy Project proposed at Paris Landfill site Public Open House scheduled for November 16th to introduce the proposed 100-Megawatt Battery Energy Storage Project By Casandra Turnbull A company specializing in renewable energy is partnering up with Brant Municipal Enterprises (BME) with plans to construct a battery energy storage facility in Paris. The first step of this Green Energy project, called the Brant Battery Energy Storage Project, is an endorsement from the municipality, via Brant County Council. With municipal support it can continue through a rigorous submission process with the Independent Electricity System Operators (IESO). The Resolution for municipal support was before the Policy Development Committee on November 7th. Boralex, a Quebec based company specializing in wind, solar, hydroelectricity and storage, wants to construct a battery energy storage facility on part of the former Paris Landfill site. The facility will connect to an existing Hydro One transmission line located on Powerline Road and will create on-demand energy into the provincial electricity grid. Boralex’s long-term reliability project is proposing an up to 100-megawatt battery storage which would be operational by 2028. The site and project align with BME’s strategic objectives to leverage unused or underused county land to generate revenue and provide renewable energy or decarbonizing projects that assist in reducing the county’s carbon footprint.
Pictured is a map of where the proposed project location – at the Paris Landfill site (outlined in red). The small green patch is the area under consideration for battery containers and associated infrastructure. The yellow line is the proposed hydro line of interconnection.
BME will lease approximately 15.5 acres from the County of Brant Paris Landfill site, approved by County Council on October 24th. BME will then sublease this land to Boralex, should the project be awarded. The County, through BME, will receive lease payments for the use of lands, along with a Royalty payment in line with other Community Benefit Agreements signed for renewable and battery storage projects. Continued on page 6
