Hydro One Networks Inc. (Hydro One Networks) has applied to the Ontario Energy Board (OEB) for an order granting leave to construct approximately 11 kilometres of new transmission line and associated facilities between Hawthorne Transformer Station and Orléans Transformer Station in the City of Ottawa (Project). The Project would primarily be located within an existing transmission corridor. The Project would consist of approximately ten kilometres of 115 kilovolt single-circuit transmission line and one kilometre of 230 kilovolt transmission line.
Hydro One Networks is also asking the OEB to approve the forms of land use agreements that Hydro One Networks will offer to affected landowners. Hydro One Networks submits that the transmission line and associated facilities are required to ensure sufficient supply capacity to meet growing electricity needs in the Orleans area driven by long-term development and electrification trends. Hydro One Networks submits that the Project is not expected to have a material impact on a typical residential customer’s bill, nor does the Independent Electricity System Operator expect the Project to have any material adverse impact the reliability of the integrated power system.
The OEB hearing is not the only approval process required before a line is built. Environmental issues, or issues related to the Crown’s duty to consult Indigenous peoples, are not part of the OEB’s review unless there is a direct impact on price and the reliability and quality of electricity service.
A map of the proposed route for the transmission line is provided below:
Type: Leave to Construct
This application will be heard using the Complex Electricity & Natural Gas performance standard (pdf). View an expanded timeline (pdf) of the procedural steps for this Leave to Construct application and read the Standard Issues List (pdf).
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| Participation Activities | Intervenor | Letter of Comment | Follow a Proceeding |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receive OEB-issued documents by email |  |  | |
| Submit a Letter of Comment | | | |
| Listen to live broadcast of the oral hearing | | | |
| Participate in oral hearing | | | |
| Present Evidence | | | |
| Respond to questions about evidence | | | |
| Ask other parties to the proceeding questions | | | |
| Provide argument | | | |
Submit a letter of comment
You can submit a letter of comment that will be considered by the panel deciding the application. Unless the notice states otherwise, your letter of comment will be accepted until the record of the proceeding is closed (which usually occurs with the filing of the applicant’s final reply argument). However, you are encouraged to submit your letter as early in the process as you can. Depending on timing of receipt of letters of comment, the applicant will typically provide a respond to the issues raised in those letters. Your letter will be provided directly to the panel of Commissioners who will be deciding whether the application is approved. The panel will consider your comments in reaching their decision. The panel will only be able to consider comments which relate to issues which are within the authority of the OEB and relevant to the issues being considered by the panel.
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