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Regional Electricity Planning - Kitchener Waterloo Cambridge Guelph

Forecasting and Planning

Regional planning for the Kitchener-Waterloo-Cambridge-Guelph (KWCG) region was completed in July 2026. This engagement initiative provided Indigenous communities, municipalities, customers and interested parties with an opportunity to offer input for consideration into the development of the 2026 KWCG Integrated Regional Resource Plan (IRRP).

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

See also the regional planning webpage for Kitchener/Waterloo/Cambridge/Guelph

2025 Engagement
Date Materials Expected Actions

July 8, 2026

KWCG electricity plan posted

 

June 24, 2026

Deadline for public comment on Public Webinar #4 regarding options analysis and draft recommendations to address remaining needs

Feedback received:

All feedback posted

June 10, 2026

Public Webinar #4: Draft Integrated Regional Resource Plan (IRRP) recommendations

Recorded Presentation

January 6, 2026

IESO response to feedback on Public Webinar #3

 

October 21, 2025

Deadline for public comment on Public Webinar #3 regarding remaining needs and screening options analysis

Feedback received:

Posted

September 29, 2025

Deadline for public comment on Public Webinar #3 regarding draft recommendations to address priority needs

 

September 23, 2025

Public Webinar #3: Addressing Priority Needs and Identifying Remaining Needs


Recorded Presentation

August 19, 2025

IESO response to feedback on Public Webinar #2

 

June 17, 2025

Deadline for public comment on Public Webinar #2

Feedback Received:

Posted

May 27, 2025

Public Webinar #2:

Recorded Presentation

April 8, 2025

IESO response to feedback on Public Webinar #1

 

January 8, 2025

Deadline for public comment on Public Webinar #1

Feedback Received:

Posted

December 12, 2024

Public Webinar #1: Draft forecast

Recorded Presentation

July 8, 2024

Final KWCG Region Scoping Assessment Outcome Report

 

July 2, 2024

Deadline for public comment on the draft KWCG Scoping Assessment Outcome Report

Feedback Received:

All feedback posted

June 17, 2024

Public Webinar

Recorded Presentation

June 11, 2024

Draft KWCG Scoping Assessment Outcome Report

Draft posted for public feedback

June 3, 2024

Launch KWCG Scoping Assessment Engagement

 
2021 IRRP Engagement Activities
Date Materials Expected Actions

May 6, 2021

Final KWCG IRRP

Engagement closed

April 1, 2021

Feedback on public webinar #2 due

Feedback form

Sustainable Waterloo Region

 

March 18, 2021

Public webinar #2

Communication

Presentation

  • Overview of options examined and 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

Recorded Presentation

Seek input on further discussions needed to initiate near-term projects

September 2020

Status update

  • Communication
 

January 29, 2020

IESO responses to feedback received

Response posted

December 19, 2019

Feedback on public webinar #1 due

  • City of Waterloo
  • Sandra Bray

Feedback posted

December 5, 2019

Public webinar #1

Presentation

  • Overview of the regional electricity planning process in Ontario
  • Update on planning activities underway

Summary of preliminary regional demand forecast and needs and draft engagement plan

Recorded Presentation

Presentation and recorded webinar posted

Seek input on draft engagement plan, electricity demand forecast and preliminary needs identified

November 21, 2019

Engagement plan posted for review and comment

Posted

May 9, 2019

Final KWCG Scoping Assessment Outcome Report and Terms of Reference

  • Communication

Final version posted following a two-week comment period

May 9, 2019

KWCG Scoping Assessment Outcome Report and Terms of Reference – Responses to Public Comments

Posted

April 25, 2019

Deadline for public comment on draft KWCG Scoping Assessment Outcome Report and Terms of Reference

  • Region of Waterloo

Posted

April 11, 2019

Draft KWCG Scoping Assessment Outcome Report and Terms of Reference

  • Communication

Draft posted for public comment