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By J.P. Antonacci, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Hamilton Spectator Last year\u2019s sweltering summer strained the power grid as Ontarians struggled to keep cool. But the province had a powerful ace up its sleeve. Stored \u00a0inside 278 giant lithium-ion batteries \u2014 each the size of a \u00a0tractor-trailer \u2014 in rural Haldimand County was enough energy to \u00a0instantly power tens of thousands of homes when temperature spiked and \u00a0electricity demand surged. \u201cSome \u00a0of those really hot days we had this past summer, Oneida was key to \u00a0keeping the lights on,\u201d said Scott Matthews, vice-president of projects \u00a0with energy storage developer NRStor Inc., a partner in the Oneida Energy Storage Project \u00a0along with majority owner Northland Power, Aecon, Six Nations of the \u00a0Grand River Development Corporation and the Mississaugas of the Credit… <\/p>\n

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By J.P. Antonacci, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Hamilton Spectator Last year\u2019s sweltering summer strained the power grid as Ontarians struggled to keep cool. But the province had a powerful ace up its sleeve. Stored \u00a0inside 278 giant lithium-ion batteries \u2014 each the size of a \u00a0tractor-trailer \u2014 in rural Haldimand County was enough energy to \u00a0instantly power tens of thousands of homes when temperature spiked and \u00a0electricity demand surged. \u201cSome \u00a0of those really hot days we had this past summer, Oneida was key to \u00a0keeping the lights on,\u201d said Scott Matthews, vice-president of projects \u00a0with energy storage developer NRStor Inc., a partner in the Oneida Energy Storage Project \u00a0along with majority owner Northland Power, Aecon, Six Nations of the \u00a0Grand River Development Corporation and the Mississaugas of the Credit... <\/p>\n

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