Rural Ottawa city councillors refused support to three companies bidding to build batteries for storing renewable energy, saying they want more reassurances the projects — each multiple hectares in size — won't unduly impact residents. Rural Ottawa city councillors refused support to three companies bidding to build batteries for storing renewable energy, saying they want more reassurances the projects — each multiple hectares in size — won't unduly impact residents. In 2025, the City of Ottawa established official plan and zoning provisions for battery energy storage uses in accordance with new Official Plan policy. The audio version of. . ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENCE, COMMUNITY ACTION FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY (CAFES) Toronto | Traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, and the Wendat – Environmental Defence and Community Action for Environmental Sustainability (CAFES) applaud. . A city committee passed new regulations Thursday that lay out the ground rules for companies looking to build battery energy storage facilities in Ottawa, but residents are split on whether the new rules go too far — or not far enough. Evolugen, a renewable energy company based in Gatineau, Que.
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