The IESO's York Region Non-Wires Demonstration Project Wins Centre for Excellence Award
June 1, 2023
The IESO’s York Region Non-Wires Alternatives Demonstration Project, funded by the IESO’s Grid Innovation Fund and Natural Resources Canada’s Smart Grid Fund, has been selected for Electricity Canada’s Centre for Excellence Award.
This project demonstrated the use of locally-owned Distributed Energy Resources to meet Alectra Utilities’ needs during periods of peak demand. This project is one among similar IESO-led pilots that are testing the viability of localized electricity markets.
This two-year demonstration project leveraged both existing and new resources in York Region, where electricity demand is growing and expected to exceed system capability over the next 10 years. Collectively, the project participants were able to reduce local peak demand by approximately 15 MW through market based mechanisms, i.e. local capacity auctions, local energy auctions and local reserve auctions.
For more information about the project, please visit the York Region Non-Wires Demonstration engagement webpage.