Ontario's integrated power system plan : IPSP discussion paper

The Minister of Energy's June 13th, 2006, directive called on the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) to strengthen the transmission system to: • enable the achievement of the supply mix goals set out in the directive • facilitate the development and use of renewable energy resources such as wind power, hydroelectric power and biomass in parts of the province where the most significant development oppor [...] Since the release of the Supply Mix Advice Report, the OPA has undertaken assessments of the transmission development and integration challenges for eight connected transmission “subsystems” or parts of the transmission system in defined areas of the province: • Northwestern Ontario and its connection to Northeastern Ontario • Algoma to Sudbury • North and East of Sudbury • Sudbury to Barrie • Bar [...] The planning, design and operation of the transmission system in Ontario is governed by the rules, criteria, standards and guidelines established by the IESO, NPCC and NERC to ensure a reliable system that provides both security and adequacy of supply to the people of Ontario. [...] The Bruce/southwestern Ontario to the GTA subsystem is important for incorporating additional nuclear generation at the Bruce site, renewable resources in southwestern Ontario, the phase-out of coal-fired generation at Nanticoke and Lambton and maintaining import capability from the U. S. The eastern Ontario to the GTA subsystem is related to the development of new generation and renewable resourc [...] The first enabler line is related to the potential development of the hydroelectric generation at the Little Jackfish site and the wind generation along the east shore of Lake Nipigon, as shown in Figure 2.8.