Oshawa, ON – Oshawa Power is pleased to announce it has received $400,000 in federal funding through Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) Energy Innovation Program in support of its Distribution System Operator (DSO) initiative, entitled “Empowering Energy Transition: A Distribution System Operator Enabled Demand Response Program”.
The funding will support a capacity-building project resulting in the design and development of the processes and tools required to run a local DSO market. This project will include the publication of a benefit cost analysis for the deployment of a local DSO as a non-wires solution (NWS). As part of the project scope, Oshawa Power will focus on DSO use-cases that target under-served customers and address emerging areas of need in the local grid, including the integration of distributed energy resources (DERs), EV aggregators running managed charging platforms, and demand response strategies.
The NRCan announcement, made Friday, March 27, recognizes Oshawa Power’s ongoing work to build a more affordable, flexible and resilient distribution network in support of Ontario’s evolving energy landscape.
Oshawa Power is delivering this innovative work in collaboration with GridS2 and Cambium Indigenous Professional Services; sector leaders in energy transition and Indigenous advisory services..
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“This funding is a meaningful step forward in Oshawa Power’s grid modernization strategy. Developing the capability to operate a local DSO market equips us to manage growing demand more efficiently while pursuing innovative solutions to meet our community’s needs through the energy transition. We are grateful for NRCan’s support and confident in the value this project will deliver for customers across Oshawa.”
– Daniel Arbour, President & CEO, Oshawa Power
“Canada is scaling up clean energy while strengthening our electricity grid and responsibly growing our conventional energy industry — because competitiveness means doing more than one thing at the same time. We are investing to provide reliable, affordable and clean power across the country that will propel our economic growth, protect affordability for Canadian families and make Canada a low-risk, low-cost, low-carbon energy superpower.”
– The Honourable Tim Hodgson, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
