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14.8 MW / 58.8 MWh IESO Energy Storage Procurement Phase 1 - Hecate Energy (Toronto Installation)

Technology Type	Lithium-ion Battery
Rated Power	14800 kW
Duration at Rated Power (HH:MM)	0:15.00 / 4.00
URL	More about 14.8 MW / 58.8 MWh IESO Energy Storage Procurement Phase 1 - Hecate Energy (Toronto Installation)

The Independent Electricity System Operator in the Canadian province of Ontario plans to install six energy storage systems to stabilize its grid. Leclanche SA, the Swiss company providing the technology, signed a deal with the grid operator valued at $50 million to $75 million, according to Chief Executive Officer Anil Srivastava. The combined capacity of the six systems will be 53 megawatt hours. The contract with IESO functions as a power purchase agreement for three years, with electricity distributor Toronto Hydro Corp. taking over the agreement for an additional 12 years.

This data has been validated by project staff through a review of publicly available information about the project, and verified by the project owner. Information is accurate as of 2016-04-29.

Project Status

Status	Operational
Commissioning On	DD.12.YYYY
Project Includes Multiple Systems	No

Siting

Location	Toronto, Ontario Canada
ISO/RTO	IESO
Utility	Toronto Hydro Corp.
Utility Type	Investor Owned
Paired Grid Resource
Project Includes Multiple Systems	No

Ownership & Value Chain Partners

Ownership Model	Third-Party-Owned
Equity Owner 1	Hecate Canada Storage II, LLP
Energy Storage Technology Provider	Leclanche SA
Integrator Company	Greensmith Energy
Developer	Hecate Canada Storage II, LLP

Cost & Performance

Projected Project Lifetime	15 years
Performance	Performance metrics not available

Benefits

Service Use Case

Frequency Regulation
Load Following (Tertiary Balancing)
Voltage Support

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