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Article content Southwestern Ontario is one of the fastest growing regions in Ontario with respect to electricity use as a result of the massive growth in the indoor agriculture sector. While the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is forecasting a one per cent growth in demand for the entire province over the next 20 years, our forecasts show agricultural electricity demand in the region quadrupling over the next 15 years from about 500 megawatts today to roughly 2000 megawatts by 2035. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Guest column:...

Article content With local municipalities hungering for new power to accommodate residential and greenhouse industrial growth, Hydro One has selected the preferred route for its planned Chatham-to-Lakeshore transmission line project. Several Essex County municipalities in recent years have been pushing for the new high-power electrical line due to escalating hydro demand from the expanding agri-food greenhouse sector and new housing. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or Hydro One announces preferred route for new Essex County power line Back to vid...

Author of the article: Dave Waddell Publishing date: Feb 25, 2021  •  February 25, 2021  •  3 minute read  •  Joe Goncalves, left, director of investment attraction and corporate marketing with the WindsorEssex Economic Development Corporation and Stephen MacKenzie, president and CEO of the organization, are shown at their downtown Windsor office on Thursday, February 25, 2021. WEEDC is working to bring a high-tech auto battery plant to the city. Photo by Dan Janisse /Windsor Star Article content The WindsorEssex Economic Development Corporation has submitted a bid to land ...