Hydro One is about to announce the early completion of the Transmission Line from Chatham to Lakeshore.
A number of dignitaries will likely be gathering simply exterior of Chatham on Monday afternoon to make the announcement.
The transmission line stretches from the Chatham Switching Station to a brand new Lakeshore Transformer Station and can add about 400 megawatts of energy to the area.
That is sufficient vitality to energy a metropolis the dimensions of Windsor and really welcome by the area’s electrical automobile business and greenhouse sector, which can depend on the brand new supply of electrical energy.
Hydro One believes finishing the undertaking a yr forward of schedule reduce the associated fee by an estimated $15-million. The undertaking was anticipated to value $253-million.
The announcement will happen on the Chatham Switching Station at 9386 Pinehurst Line on Monday at 2 p.m.
President and CEO of Hydro One David Lebeter, Ontario Minister of Vitality and Electrification Stephen Lecce, Chatham-Kent-Leamington MPP Trevor Jones, Chatham-Kent Mayor Darrin Canniff, Lakeshore Mayor Tracey Bailey, and Essex County Warden Hilda MacDonald will all be attending.
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