Regional Electricity Planning – East Lake Superior

Regional electricity planning in the East Lake Superior region is underway. This engagement initiative will provide interested parties with an opportunity to offer input for consideration into the elements of a long-term regional electricity plan – Integrated Regional Resource Plan (IRRP) – anticipated to be complete early 2021.

Regional electricity plans take a 20-year outlook on every region in the province. The planning process provides an opportunity for communities to inform the IESO about anticipated needs and priorities and to provide feedback on the development of the options for meeting this region’s future electricity needs.

All interested parties are invited to participate in this engagement initiative and may include but are not limited to:

Municipalities – Bruce Mines, Chapleau, Hilton, Huron Shores, Jocelyn, Johnson, Laird, Macdonald, Meredith & Aberdeen Additional, Plummer Additional, Prince, Sault Ste. Marie, St. Joseph, Tarbutt & Tarbutt Additional, Dubreuilville, Wawa
Indigenous communities - Chapleau Cree First Nation, Chapleau Ojibwe, Garden River, Michipicoten, Brunswick House, Batchewana
Local distribution companies (LDCs) who serve the community including Algoma Power Inc., Chapleau PUC, Hydro One Distribution and Sault Ste. Marie PUC
Transmitters including Hydro One Networks and Hydro One Networks Sault Ste. Marie LP
Consumers, service providers and associations for the area

Additional details on the IESO’s plans to engage with communities and interested parties throughout this process can be found in the engagement plan.

East Lake Superior Technical Working Group - A Technical Working Group consisting of the four LDCs in the region, the two local transmitters and the IESO will use this regional planning engagement initiative to consider input to develop the IRRP for the region.

All comments and enquiries in this engagement initiative can be directed to engagement@ieso.ca.

Related Information

East Lake Superior Regional Planning

Hydro One Needs Assessment – June 14, 2019

Regional Planning Overview

Schedule of Activities

Date	Materials	Expected Actions
Q1 2021	Finalize East Lake Superior IRRP	Post final report Close engagement Conduct survey on engagement process
Q1 2021	Public webinar #3 Presentation Overview of IRRP and recommendations, including details on evaluation of alternatives Discuss considerations for communities and interested parties to consider in their medium- to long-term planning	Presentation and recorded webinar posted Seek input on further discussions needed to initiate near-term projects Post feedback and IESO response to feedback, including rationale
December 8, 2020	Deadline for written comment on public webinar #2 Feedback form	Feedback received posted
November 17, 2020	Public webinar #2 Communication Presentation Overview of options screening Overview of range of potential solutions to be examined Outline next steps	Recorded presentation Password: Xe4pp2th Presentation and recorded webinar posted Seek input on options screening and range of potential solutions to be examined Post feedback and IESO response to feedback, including rationale
July 21, 2020	IESO response to feedback	Posted
June 25, 2020	Feedback on public webinar #1 due Feedback form	Feedback posted
June 4, 2020	Public webinar #1 Presentation Provide update on planning activities underway Summary of preliminary regional demand forecast and needs and draft engagement plan	Registration URL Password: EastLakeSuperior2020 Seek input on draft engagement plan, electricity demand forecast and preliminary needs identified
May 14, 2020	Communicate ELS IRRP engagement initiative Communication Draft Engagement Plan
October 3, 2019	Final East Lake Superior Scoping Assessment Outcome Report Communication	Final version posted following a two-week comment period
October 3, 2019	IESO response to Public Comments on East Lake Superior Scoping Assessment Outcome Report	IESO responses to public comments posted
September 10, 2019	Deadline for public comment on draft East Lake Superior Scoping Assessment Outcome Report NRStor	Comments posted
August 27, 2019	Public webinar Presentation Overview of the regional electricity planning process in Ontario Update on planning activities underway in the region Overview of Scoping Assessment Next steps	Recorded presentation Seek input on draft Scoping Assessment Outcome Report
August 27, 2019	Draft East Lake Superior Scoping Assessment Outcome Report	Draft posted for public comment
August 15, 2019	Launch East Lake Superior Scoping Assessment engagement Communication

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