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Ford government to build underwater electricity line to power Toronto for 2 decades
The $1.5 billion underwater line from Darlington Nuclear will deliver 900 megawatts, powering 900,000 new homes and reducing Toronto's reliance on natural gas, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Energy Minister Stephen Lecce approved an IESO recommendation to build Ontario's first underwater high-voltage transmission line, delivering 900 megawatts from Darlington to Toronto's downtown and east sectors.
- The IESO and local utilities say Toronto's two overland transmission lines will reach capacity in the 2030s as demand doubles over 25 years, driven by new homes, transit expansion and electric vehicles.
- Construction will begin next year on the Third Line, a 65 kilometres underwater cable to the Port Lands terminal, Toronto, costing about $1.5 billion with a 7–10 year timeline.
- Mr. Lecce said the underwater line would reduce Toronto's natural gas reliance and enable decommissioning the Portlands Energy Centre, while municipal officials want it retired by 2035 and the IESO said it may still be needed for peak demand.
- Officials said the government will launch an Independent Electricity System Operator-led competitive procurement later this year to select the transmitter and contain costs, despite the underwater option's highest upfront capital cost among three options.
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Ford government to build underwater electricity line to power Toronto for 2 decades
The Ford government is planning to go underwater to build a new electricity line that will power Toronto for at least two decades. The cable will run in Lake Ontario from the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station, just east of Oshawa and ending in the east end of the city in the Port Lands, supplying 900 […]
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