Regional Electricity Planning - Greater Ottawa

Forecasting and Planning

To ensure a reliable supply of electricity, and support local growth and economic development, regional electricity planning has commenced for the City of Ottawa.

Regional electricity plans take up to a 20-year outlook and the process provides an opportunity for communities to provide feedback about local growth, priorities and preferences, and to contribute to the development of the options for meeting this region’s future electricity needs.

We welcome your input on all aspects of this process, including anticipated community needs and priorities, and potential options for meeting this region’s future electricity needs. All interested parties are invited to participate in this engagement initiative and may include but are not limited to:

The City of Ottawa
Indigenous Communities including the Algonquins of Ontario, Pikwakanagan First Nation and the Métis Nation of Ontario 5.
Local distribution companies who serve the community and already participate as part of the Technical Working Group including Hydro 2000 Inc., Hydro Hawkesbury Inc., Hydro One Networks Inc. (Distribution), Hydro Ottawa Limited, Ottawa River Power Corporation, Renfrew Hydro Inc.
Transmitters (Hydro One Networks Inc.)
Consumers, services providers, and associations for the area

Technical Working Group - A Technical Working Group consisting of Hydro Ottawa and the transmitter, and the IESO will use this regional planning engagement initiative to incorporate input while developing the IRRP for the Ottawa Area Sub-Region.

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

Related Information

2023 Greater Ottawa Scoping Assessment Outcome Report

December 2022 Hydro One Needs Assessment - Greater Ottawa

February 2020 Ottawa Sub-Region Integrated Regional Resource Plan (IRRP)

February 2019 IESO Hand-off Letter to Hydro One - Ottawa

2018 Greater Ottawa Region Scoping Assessment Outcome Report

2015 Ottawa Area IRRP

See also the Ottawa Area regional planning web page

Schedule of Activities

Date	Materials	Expected Actions
April 8, 2025	IESO Response to Feedback to Public Webinar #2
January 2, 2025	Deadline for public comment on Public Webinar #2 Feedback Form Feedback Received: Aaron Kelly BluWave-ai Boltzmann Institute Enbridge Gas Inc. Martin Adelaar Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-operative	All feedback posted
December 12, 2024	Public Webinar #2 Presentation IRRP Forecasting Methodology Local Achievable Potential Study - Technical Approach Communication	Recorded Presentation
October 23, 2024	IESO Response to Feedback to Public Webinar #1
June 14, 2024	Deadline for public comment on Public Webinar #1 Feedback form Feedbac Received: Aaron Kelly City of Ottawa Environment and Climate Change Canada Enbridge Gas Inc. iSolara Solar Power Industrial Wind Action Canada Martin Adelaar Nicky Trudell Ottawa Renewable Energy Co-operative Pollution Probe Roger Peters Taggart Group of Companies
May 24, 2024	Public Webinar #1 Presentation: Overview of preliminary regional demand forecasts and draft engagement plan Draft Engagement Plan Communication Data Tables	Recorded Presentation
March 20, 2023	Final Greater Ottawa Region Scoping Assessment Outcome Report IESO response to feedback for the Scoping Assessment Webinar Communication	Final version posted
February 28, 2023	Deadline for public comment on draft Greater Ottawa Region Scoping Assessment Outcome Report Feedback form Feedback Received: City of Ottawa Gillian Cooper University of Ottawa	All feedback to be posted
February 14, 2023	Public Webinar Presentation Overview of the regional electricity planning process in Ontario Update on planning activities underway in the region Overview of the Scoping Assessment Next steps	Recorded Presentation
February 8, 2023	Draft Great Ottawa Region Scoping Assessment Outcome Report	Draft posted for public comment
January 26, 2023	Launch Greater Ottawa Scoping Assessment engagement Communication